Thanksgiving

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When Thanksgiving rolls around you gather around a big table with family and friends, then you eat and laugh and say what you are thankful for. I am thankful for my family, my friends, and veterinarians since these things are very close to my heart. The first that I am thankful for is my family, but they can irritate me. I am thankful for them because they always take care of me when i'm sick. My mom makes me my favorite foods.2 Secondly when I want to be alone they all give me my space, yet my little sister doesn't do that often. I do things for them too, we all do chores but sometimes they do mine and I do theirs. Those are some reasons why i'm thankful for my family. Secondly, I am thankful for my friends, yet they are also my family.

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