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LJ Idol Thanksgiving Break: Rosa
Nov. 23rd, 2018 03:42 pmDear Rosa,
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving. We eat the turkey, and we do the stuffing, and we sit at the tables and spend time with each other. But we don't do it for the White people. We do it because we've worked all year and this is a day off, and even if some of us don't get paid, we appreciate the chance to just sit at home and rest. We talk about what's been happening, how the deaths in the family this year have affected us, how Tia Estela is still a fresh wound that pulses everytime we look to the right and see her daughters sitting at her spot on our table.
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We don't celebrate Thanksgiving. We eat the turkey, and we do the stuffing, and we sit at the tables and spend time with each other. But we don't do it for the White people. We do it because we've worked all year and this is a day off, and even if some of us don't get paid, we appreciate the chance to just sit at home and rest. We talk about what's been happening, how the deaths in the family this year have affected us, how Tia Estela is still a fresh wound that pulses everytime we look to the right and see her daughters sitting at her spot on our table.
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