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doug anderson's avatar

It is my custom to forget all the bad things and only remember everything else. Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the friends and family with whom you are celebrating. Spend the rest of the year celebrating with everyone else. The others, back away from them.

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Amen to all of this. You have always been wise. Happy happy to all of the Andersons ❤️✨

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Laura Scarborough's avatar

The first thing I read this morning while drinking my coffee was this. A good way to begin my Thanksgiving Day.

Thank you, Liz!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

To you too Laura! I know it’s been a year

🧡

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Marybeth's avatar

Thank you for sharing yourself with us through your writing.

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Thank you Marybeth 🧡✨

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Babettefeasts's avatar

This was my thought exactly as I read this: thank you, Liz.

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Dara's avatar

My thankful for is Liz Gumbinner and her voice. ❤️

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Love you my friend ❤️

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Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

Gratitude for sharing this beautiful tradition and the memories from it. <3 <3

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Jenny Bransford White's avatar

Thankful for YOU and your beautiful words.🦃🍁

Love you 💕

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Right back at you… Gratitude for all you are doing to help support moms and the causes we care about ❤️

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Debbie Millman's avatar

Sending you and your family so much love. I am so grateful for you. ❤️

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Oh Debbie - you know I feel the same about you. Much love to you and Roxanne and your families. Hope you’re doing something wonderful. 🧡

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Heather Golder's avatar

I love this and I’m working to acknowledge gratitude I have in real time. You are an inspiration in this space and that boost means a lot. I’m on a learning curve to get the words/observations/feelings out of my head. I say this as I watch my family play scrabble and it fits.

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The Braver Mom's avatar

Happy thanksgiving! You're right, we seldom remember the bad things if we are really ever grateful. That's such a sweet memory of your kid. Enjoy tonight!

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Priscilla M  Ross she/her/hers's avatar

❤️ thanks for this. Thanks for traditions that will carry on, even in hard times!

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nancy letts's avatar

Just like Laura Scarborough, I read this first thing in the morning along with my coffee. That way, the tears flow neatly into the cup and no one is the wiser. I have been grateful for you every day of your life. Even when you didn't notice.

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Fredda Jaffe's avatar

I’m thankful for you……

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KF's avatar

We have tried many versions of this over the years: Goods and Bads, Roses and Thorns, etc. but a visiting friends recently introduced "High, Low, Buffalo": The buffalo is something that surprised you. One of my kids misheard it as "Gruffalo," so that will forever be our way of doing it now!

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