Thanksgiving....

While Thanksgiving may very well be the season of being thankful and giving, I would like to stay that some people just can't seem to break away from stereotypes and everything else that comes with it.

While I enjoyed a relaxing week with my family, I wanted to share an observation that made me upset last week.

So, my family and I spent Thanksgiving at my brother's house and everyone was excited to see each other. After the casual hugs and superficial hellos'....the women retreated to the kitchen while then men gathered outside around a table of poker. I am not a gambler but I LOVE to play poker so I sat next to my brother dealing for the crowd. Everyone was cheering and having a good time. Miller Lite decorated our tables while the women inside drank some egg nog and "ponche." In comes my uncle who mostly spends his time drinking his way into the morning and says to me, "What are you doing here, shouldn't you be in the kitchen cooking with the rest of them?"

I smiled at him while I shuffled the cards in between my fingers and said.... "Isn't it about time you started?"