A wise man once said, “We accept the love we think we deserve.”

However, I think we also accept the truths we think we deserve. That being said, here are my opinions that I know are true.

Thanksgiving is the WORST holiday.

Yeah, I said it, Thanksgiving sucks. You’re telling me, once a year we get together to have a whole holiday dedicated to having dinner with family? Why do we need a specific day to be like “Ugh I have to go see Uncle Tommy.” Or a specific day to stress about cooking an elaborate meal? God forbid I want to do that all on August 27 or March 9.

Cold pizza is the best breakfast there is, period.

Realistically, you’re not going to finish a large pizza by yourself the first night you get it unless you’re seriously dedicated to the grind (Shout out to my fellow big backs). But after a long night and even longer morning, opening the fridge and seeing those last couple slices always makes me think, “Maybe today won’t suck.”

TikTok deserves to be banned.

In an era where you probably haven’t even made it this far in the article because of your short attention span, the addictions we’ve formed to the dopamine release we get from seeing things on social media has got to stop. By constantly chasing that high, we waste our lives instead of doing something productive. Also, we just gotta stop giving these companies our money and time.

“Misadventures” is Pierce The Veil’s most underrated album.

After two attempts, my friends finally got me into the band by playing me “Dive In.” Now that I’ve listened to all five albums, I can confidently say that “Misadventures” is my second overall favorite despite what people think about it. It was a departure from the band’s identity and that kind of shift takes courage.

Just ****ing communicate.

Coming from a serial bottle-upper, if you have a problem with something, be vocal about it. Be loud about it. Take the initiative and get yourself out of that problem. We only live once and you’re telling me that you’re gonna choose to sit in the negativity of that argument because you weren’t straight up? If that’s what you’re gonna do, don’t come to me. Respectfully.

It’s okay to have your ex be your motivation to be better.

Okay, this is gonna net me words from a particular group of people, but taking “revenge” can feel vindicating. From personal experience, if I didn’t push myself to be better so I could be better than my past partner, I never would’ve tried. Toxic? Absolutely. Is it worth it? I’d argue yes. Side note, it’s only okay if you’re not a jerk about it.

Wings are the worst form of chicken.

I don’t care if you like bone-in or boneless, wings suck. Once they’re made, they’re just.. wings. You can’t do anything else with them like you can with grilled chicken or even chicken tenders. Wings aren’t even a good gathering dish because they get torn through so easily all because they’re so small. The only redeeming quality they have is that the flavors and sauces they come with are actually pretty good.

Having basic taste isn’t a bad thing.

Personally, I love tart frozen yogurt. The base level of flavor makes it easy to customize to whatever you want it to be. There’s something almost comforting in that simplicity. Whether it’s liking vanilla ice cream, plain cheese pizza or a band’s most popular songs, you’re allowed to enjoy whatever you enjoy.

Everyone should create something artistic once in their lives.

I’ve been writing and creating stories for my entire life and I’d be lying if it didn’t teach me a lot about perseverance through commitment. By sitting down and actually using your brain for once, you’ll learn a lot about yourself, trust me. Don’t worry if it’s lame, don’t worry if it’s cringe, just get out there and create.

And Kaeleb wins! Goodnight and good luck to all!