The Middle-Child Holiday Blues

I’m not a middle-child. I’m actually the eldest out of the siblings and cousins in my family. But this holiday season, I realize the extent of middle-childrens’ pain. This season’s ultimate middle-child? Thanksgiving.

I have come to think of Thanksgiving as the middle child of the holiday season: overshadowed by the achievements big brother Christmas and ignored over the whining of emo little sister, Halloween.

Marketers seem to have forgotten about Thanksgiving altogether. Thanksgiving sits there quietly and patiently, simply asking others’ to gather together and give thanks for all of the good in their life. However, Thanksgiving is only given one-day of attention whereas Halloween is given at least a few weeks and Christmas is given practically a three-month span of attention.

Maybe we should all give Thanksgiving a little more attention next year and be thankful for what we have, not making lists about what we want.