Thanksgiving is all about spending time with friends and family, eating a hearty meal, and making sure all your guests provide food and utensils to your exact specifications, or else Thanksgiving will be ruined.

This Thanksgiving letter from Awkward Family Photos made the rounds back in July (including a post in Talk), but we're bringing it back for the holidays. An excerpt:

Now, while I do have quite a sense of humor and joke around all the time, I COULD NOT BE MORE SERIOUS when I am providing you with your Thanksgiving instructions and orders. I am very particular, so please perform your task EXACTLY as I have requested and read your portion very carefully. If I ask you to bring your offering in a container that has a lid, bring your offering in a container WITH A LID, NOT ALUMINUM FOIL! If I ask you to bring a serving spoon for your dish, BRING A SERVING SPOON, NOT A SOUP SPOON! And please do not forget anything.

The remaining 75 percent of the letter is dedicated to specific directions for the six visiting families. I know what I'm thankful for this year: that I'm not in that family.