Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the day that we celebrate the pilgrims coming to America and having a great feast with the Indians. As a child this is what my teachers taught me while in elementary school. But as I got older I learned that Thanksgiving is a holiday for friends and family to come together, share a great big feast, share some laughs, and to catch up on what has been going on through the past years. It is also a chance to learn what you have been missing out on. While at least that is what happened to me this Thanksgiving Day.


On Thanksgiving I learned that I don’t really get to see my family a lot anymore since I am away at school. Don’t get me wrong, I am not all the way across the ocean or any thing, but I don’t get to see them as much as I did before, and I realized that when I went to my Nina’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Right when I walked in everyone said “Oh my gosh she is alive,” and started laughing. I also started laughing because it was true. I haven’t seen any of them for almost two months; my only connection with them was the phone and sometimes that’s not good enough. Also my family and I got to spend Thanksgiving with my father, since it has been almost a year since we last saw him.


When my father was not there for Thanksgiving last year it hurt because you want your whole family to be there. I didn’t think it was going to hurt that much because I had my other family around me but I felt like a piece of me was missing. I was so happy that my family and I were having a good time, sharing laughs and memories, but there was also that sadness that made me want to cry because the main person I wanted there was not there. So having my dad there this Thanksgiving I got to have my missing piece. I felt whole again because he was there laughing with us and sharing our memories. It was good.


Mainly I learned Thanksgiving is the day to be thankful for what you have. I am thankful that I have a family who cares about me, shows they miss me by making jokes, and our behind me 100% in what ever decisions I make. I am also thankful that I got to have my father come and have Thanksgiving with us and also that he is trying to change his life for himself and his family. But I also learned that I don’t need a holiday like Thanksgiving to have my family come together because whenever any of us need someone we are always there.