Thanksgiving with the Family

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This was the first Thanksgiving that my entire immediate family was together. This was mainly due to the past previous years that I was on my mission and the collected obligations of my other siblings who were unable to come home from school. It was pleasant to say the least, but it didn’t take long for us all to start contending across the table at one another (a family tradition it seems). I’d be frustratingly correcting my two brother’s disrespectful behavior to wait for a prayer of thanks, as well as the rest of the family to sit down before eating. This resulted in blank stares in my direction followed by mockery. It seems no matter how much I remind them, it is too no effect. My sister barely touched any of the temptations that lined the table due to her persistent rebuking of my brother to get a more attractive vehicle than the caved in can that he was so infatuated with. My dad kept silent, not wanting to risk any attention in his direction, but I did catch him softly say, “It’s good to have all the kids here.”

After dinner we tend to traditionally go see a movie. However, my mom was so exhausted from preparing the food and the brief war that took place that she opted out. My sister had vanished somewhere in the house, probably talking to her boyfriend, to which all of us knew to avoid her at all cost. Needless to say, it was just my dad and us three brothers.

When we got to the movie theatre, all three of us brothers walked in to get concessions leaving my dad to select a movie. He came in shortly behind us. I curiously asked, “what are we seeing, Immortals, Jack and Jill, Tower Heist?” However, I was horror stricken as my dad began to make his way into “The Muppets.” I got more of a blank stare from both my brothers than I did at dinner and I could instantly tell they were upset. Throughout the movie my younger brother ate his popcorn distastefully, while my older brother took a nap, and I just kept thinking at least it’s not twilight. Regardless, it was another memorable Thanksgiving with the family.