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americanizing parents, early christmas spirit!

usually on thanksgiving, my family and i just crash the awesome thanksgiving shindig at smallchous. change of plans this year. tired of being the freeloaders, my mom and my aunt decided to have a family thanksgiving instead. (my argument that smallchou is family didnt hold water)

their thanksgiving meal plan? hot pot… you heard me right… a boiling pot of water that you throw things in.

now besides the 4th of july, thanksgiving is probably the most american holiday that we celebrate – a whole day of eating, drinking, and football? and were going to have hot pot? not on my watch mom and dad.

so i went over to casa de chou, and learned how to turn this:

into this:

trust me, it was nothing short of a thanksgiving miracle.

so after the wine and meal at my house, i longboarded over to smallchous – to say hey to his family… aka eat some pie. the day of non-stop wine drinking made for an interesting ride. there sure are a lot of cracks on the roads of los altos.

now im not sure if it was the wine or the tryptophan, but i ended up having the following conversation with an 8 year old.

kid: i love playstation 2. its so fun!
me: yeah its aiite. i have a ps3, i think thats more fun
kid: ps2 is the best!
me: do you have a ps2?
kid: no.
me: do you want mine? ill go home right now and get it for you.
kid: no. i dont want it.
me: didnt you just say how much you loved ps2?
kid: i dont need it.
me: its not about what you need. do you want it? you can have it.
kid: its okay. i dont need it.

now at the time i was having the conversation, i kept thinking, man whats wrong with this kid? im offering him a ps2 and hes rejecting the offer? i have got to be the worst salesperson of all time.

but thinking about it now, that kid is really somethign else – something that we all talk about during the holidays – my own version of tiny tim. to be aware of wants/needs at such a young age is pretty special. i know for a fact that if someone had offered the 8 year old version of me a free ps2, id snatch that up in a heartbeat. i really hope his parents get him something awesome for christmas, he deserves it.