As utokimori said it depends family to family . I love Thanksgiving . I know it represents a time when the British took the land from Native Americans but what does that have to do with me and my food ? My family only moved to the US 3 generations ago though so we had no part in that . For me , it ' s all about surrounding yourself with loved ones and good food . TONS of good food . And telling everyone how you ' re thankful they ' re in your life , because you never know how long your nakama will be around . <| sep |> Offer me please <| sep |> Really , nothing really prepares you for it . My dad ' s death was very sudden . The way you deal with it is just to deal with it and let you feel every emotion that comes with it . It ' s not healthy to bottle it up . My state of mind changed once it happens though . I ' ve definitely got different priorities and I feel like a different person . Way more grown up mentally . The feeling of mortality .