Your Fill-in-the-Blank Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving Conversations
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Sometimes I feel that every time I go home, everyone asks the same questions. I’m glad they want to know about how I’m doing, but it can get a little tedious answering the same questions over and over. Think of your answers to the following questions, and maybe you can even print them out like him:
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1. Hi Grandma/Aunt/Uncle/Cousin ________!
2. College is...
- Great
- Fun
- Hard
- Okay
3. I go to university at ________.
4. My classes are...
- Great! I'm doing well in them
- Fun! I enjoy my classes
- Hard
- Okay
- (List)
5. My major is _______.
- (Yes, I can find a job with that)
6. My roommate...
- Is so great
- Is nice, but we're not super close
- Doesn't exist
- Is okay
7. The food is...
- Awful
- Good
- Great -- I do my own cooking
- Okay
8. I...
- Have lots of friends
- Have a small but close friend group
- Have a couple of friends
- Mostly stick to myself
9. I...
- Have a boyfriend/girlfriend
- Do not have a boyfriend/girlfriend. I'm focusing on my studies.
10. I...
- Joined a sorority
- I love it!
- It's okay
- Did not join a sorority
- Did not rush
11. I...
- Have gone to parties
- Have not been to a party
- Would rather not say
12. I'm...
- Doing great
- Doing Well
- Doing okay
- Please stop asking me questions
Now you can stop worrying about conversation and get to the best part of Thanksgiving--the food!