<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3cYaib_1H28oGXz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3cYaib_1H28oGXz00" width="853" height="1280" ></figure>Courtesy | UnsplashStudents should go home for Thanksgiving, even if the only magical part of it will be the spread of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Some people would rather go home with a friend or a significant other for Thanksgiving break. Though the relationships you make in college are really important, that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice the time you get with your family members. You have more freedom than you did as kids to decide where you want to spend Thanksgiving, and you shouldn’t abuse that freedom by choosing someone who you just met over the family that’s loved you since you were born.Being a part of a family is not always easy. In fact, sometimes family members are almost impossible to put up with. Yet we love our family members more than we love most of the people we meet in college. In his book “Heretics,” G.K. Chesterton compares living with a family to falling down a chimney at random and getting along with the people inside. It’s a miracle that we love the people we grew up with, even though we didn’t get to pick them. Just because we can pick our college roommates doesn’t mean we love them as much as we love our parents. Don’t take the miracle of the family for granted, especially during the holidays. “In other words, when we step into the family we step into a fairy-tale,” Chesterton said. The holiday season is magical in Hillsdale when the campus gets covered in white, glistening snow. But it is far more magical when a fairy tale unfolds at home with every bit of teasing from siblings, and tears from mothers who miss their kids.You aren’t guaranteed a long-lasting relationship with your freshman-year boyfriend or girlfriend, and it would be selfish to choose something possibly fleeting over a family that will always be yours. Family time can also be short and sweet. There’s no telling if you’re going to move back home when college ends.When your significant other from freshman year turns into a ring-by-spring, you can assume that next year’s Thanksgiving might be spent with the in-laws. You should prioritize your family right now, when you’re still in college, and go home for the holidays before other relationships take priority.Not everyone is able to go home for such a short trip. Plane tickets are expensive, and some people don’t have loving homes to return to. If your family is eager to welcome you home and you have the means to travel, you should count yourself blessed and take advantage of the opportunity. Only at your own home will you have your favorite Thanksgiving dish made just the way you like it, and only with your family will you feel 100% comfortable being yourself and feel the weight of school fall off your back. Go home for Thanksgiving and remember that you and your family members were given to one another. College is an exciting time in which we’re ready to move on, but there might be something wonderful waiting for you when you get home. Maybe you’ll feel the magic of the family that Chesterton wrote about. Grace Brennan is a junior studying English.</div></body>

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Students should go home for Thanksgiving, even if the only magical part of it will be the spread of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Some people would rather go home with a friend or a significant other for Thanksgiving break. Though the relationships you make in college are really important, that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice the time you get with your family members.

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Students should go home for Thanksgiving, even if the only magical part of it will be the spread of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Some people woul

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