Thanksgiving — the only holiday that makes it completely okay to eat our weight in mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie.

A holiday now dedicated to making sure Americans understand that it isn’t really about what we are thankful for and how our nation came to be, but really about how much food doused in gravy we can shove into our mouth as we hang around family and get drunk off wine.

Why has this holiday become one based on the food we consume and what we receive? Thanksgiving is supposed to remind us what we are thankful for. Some people don’t have the luxury of returning home to have their laundry done, house heated and plates full.

Why is it that Thanksgiving has turned into a holiday where the tweet with the most favorites is more important than a conversation with grandparents that haven’t been seen in months?

Or the Instagram post that has the best caption reflects the love we have for our families instead of actually spending time with them?

Thanksgiving has become the worst holiday. Yes, there is a lot of great food, thanks may be given and it kicks off the holiday season. Why is this holiday not celebrated accordingly? Why is the Thanksgiving day football game treasured instead of ensuring that those players will be able to spend this wonderful day with their families?

Why do stores open at 3 p.m., pulling family members away from the celebration to go sell their souls to large corporations who only care about the money they are making? Why is Snapchat full of pictures of food, which really turns into an implicitly understood competition of whose food beats whose?

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time filled with love and gratefulness, not competitions and disappointment. Thanksgiving should be a time where friendship, family, good health and good fortune are celebrated not revitalized.

Thanksgiving is now the worst holiday because it has turned into a day of profit and social media competition. A day where people receive pleasure through social media likes and the amount of food on their plate. It is no longer about being thankful for life, health and love. Instead, it celebrates money, greed and a large meal.