Thanksgivingbreakishere, whichmeansit'stimeforthe “TurkeyDrop”.
ManycollegefreshmenarehomethisweekforthefirsttimesinceAugust. They’llretreattowhatiscomfortable – spendingtimewithfamily, oldfriends, andforsome, ahigh-schoolsweetheart. Thanksgivingwillalsobeatimeforbigquestions, particularlyforthosefreshmenstillinhigh-schoolrelationships. Didtheytakeadvantageoftheirfirstthreemonthsincollege, ordidtheyloseoutbyspendingtoomuchtimeonSkype? Duringtheirfirsttriphome, freshmenhavetodecidewhethertheystickitoutwiththeirfirstlove, orsuccumbtowhatisknownasthe “TurkeyDrop”— thephenomenonofhigh-schoolcouplesbreakingupwhentheycomehomefortheirfirstThanksgiving.
Muchofmyownfreshmanyearincollegewasdeterminedbyonerecurringscene. Afriendknocksonmydoor. Shetellsmeherplansforthenight – maybeasororitypartyorapregameinafriend’sroom – andasksmeifIwanttocomealong. Ilookather, alldolledupinheelsandacutecroptop, andthenIlookbackatmybed, softandwarm, offeringaSaturdaynightofTV, callswithhigh-schoolfriends, andmicrowavablemacaroniandcheese. DoIpushmyselftomeetnewpeople (andriskspendingthenextfourhourssmilingandsaying “hey, whereareyoufrom?” somanytimesthatmyfacestartstohurt), ordoIfallbackonthefamiliar?
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