I'm thankful for my family.
this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2025
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I'm thankful I'm not American.
Lucky you
Thankful for not being in Mainland China. Fuck CCP.
Thankful for having free access to the internet (at least for now)
Thankful that my circumstances resulted me being multilingual.
Thankful I have citizenship status in the US. I know classmates that their parents/relatives came undocumented, I feel depressed just thinking about people like them with the situation now.
I'm thankful for being literate. 100 years ago most people were illiterate.
Thankful that parents weren't that shitty. Yes they are emotionally abusive, but it could've been a lot worse after I read some other people's stories.
Thankful for the happy childhood memories I had with my mother.
Thankful for the variety of entertainment we have access to.
Thankful for being just able to imagine things. Create stories. Human existence might not be the most pure and innocent, but this is an... interesting... experience...
Music. Movies. (oh I already said it, but I gotta mention it again xD)
More freedom of movement of the current era. In ancient eras, you lived and died around where you were born. Never being able to see the world. Sucks.
Why, as an American, you hate China so much
作为美国人，为什么你这么恨中国
不恨国，只恨党。
恨独裁的政府。
我是美籍华人。我是在计划生育，“一孩政策” ，时代出生的，我是第二胎。党想灭我。
出生后我是黑户人。党拒绝了我。法律上当我不存在。
再说了，那个户口系统是什么意思。在广州出生的人也被对待为农村人，二等居民。
改户口根本不可能。拿外国籍还更易。这什么意思啊？
政治上有很多问题。
我家到了美国后，生活比较更好。
我知道，美国也不是完美的，也有很多问题。
但是我爸妈做了决定，出国了。因为他们是为我和我哥的前途着想。
我也希望中国有一天，那个政治情况能改进。结束一党专政，真民主，一人一票，人民选领导。
我对国内的同胞没仇，我的怨恨是对党，对政府。希望你明白。
（我中文也不是很好，只在国内读到二年级，可能有些字打错了）
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I'm thankful I'm not any of the people who are glad not to be Americans.
Two close relatives, each with independent serious health issues requiring long ER stays, able to be at the family gathering.
That's good. I hope your family has a wonderful time together.
I'm thankful for the eventual inevitability of my own death.
I'm thankful for not being American, celebrating stupid pseudo holidays with people we pretend to like, but actually hate.
Some of us just enjoy spending the day with family and eating good food. Not for everybody, I accept, but I don’t understand the ire.
I'm thankful for cold weather.
I’m thankful I’m dog sitting tomorrow so I have an excuse to keep my family time to a minimum.
For not having to deal with this "Thanksgiving" thing.