What Have You Learned That Made You Feel Empowered

I for one would really like to hear about holiday food traditions from members around the world -- Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Eid, Easter, you name it. When I was still living at home, holidays were worse than ordinary days. My mom was even more irritable and prone to picking fights. I have no idea why. To this day I get physically ill at the smell of cooking pineapple, because she would cook ham with pineapple on top of it for Christmas and Easter. Once I left, I found holidays... Holiday Foods (or How I Learned To Like Holidays After Leaving Home)
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