I’ve never been much for actually reflecting on my life, and taking stock of what I should be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Up until now, the day was for stuffing myself with turkey and dozing on the sofa while the menfolk yelled at the football game. But this year is different. I don’t know what made the change… hell, maybe I’m growing up.
Having a loving, fun, patient and caring husband who thinks I’m beautiful despite my frequent crabbiness and mood swings. We hardly ever bicker, we laugh together every day. I can’t imagine my life with anyone else on earth.
My best friend’s generosity and willingness to help in any situation. Example: A couple days ago, he borrowed a metal detector from one of his customers so we could find my husband’s wedding band, which was lost in one of 15 bags of leaves. YAY!
My nephew and two neices (ages 12, 13 & 14), who respect me as an “elder,” but also talk to me like a best friend. They know I’m not judgemental, won’t harp on them, and will love them no matter what. They’re way cool kids, and I love spending time with them.
My grandmother’s (Dad’s mom, 88) generosity, friendship, and the many conversations I’ve had with her about her life before I knew her. It’s so strange to think that I never really knew her as anything but “Grandma” until my Dad’s death two years ago.
My more loving relationship with my Mom. Things were rough between us for a quite a long time. Since I got married two years ago, our relationship has gotten way better. Can’t tell you what a relief and a joy that is.
Foot rubs. YAY!
Having friends who understand that I don’t call or email often not because I’m trying to blow them off, but because life gets in the way… And they’re still willing to listen when I have something to bitch about, or just want to shoot the breeze.
Having the courage to reach out and try to establish new friendships. Even when I’m not successful, I still have put in the effort and tried to open myself up. I’m making some personal progress here.
May sound silly, but I’m thankful for my two kitties. Hey, they help me relax, unwind and decompress. They’re hilarious at times, and make good snuggle buddies. Especially my little fat Norman who has to come to bed with me. Life just wouldn’t be the same without them.
Most of all, I’m truly thankful for not having a job, thus enabling me to care for my 81 year-old grandpa who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. I cherish every day I get to cook his meals, make his bed, administer his insulin injections, help him in the bathroom, and otherwise keep him comfortable and content. When he’s gone, I’ll be glad that I was able to help him in any way I could. I’ve never had something so big to be thankful for.
I’m thankful for my wife. Just like the previous poster mentioned, we never fight, and we laugh with each other every day. I gave up my country to be with her, because I knew she was the one, and I was right. She has taught me that being married isn’t as hard as some would make it out to be, and loving somebody isn’t hard, you just have to want to. She makes me want to.
I’m thankful that we are doing pretty well in life. There is no stress in our lives, other than work stress. We are living a lifestyle according to what we can afford. Home is the nicest place we go all day. I haven’t known many people whose marriages were like this. I wouldn’t have thought it was possible, based on my examples. People in my life have had some messed up relationships, and it scared me to death. But if you find the right person and the right circumstances, and you give it everything you’ve got, it will work, if you make it work. And now I have proof.
I have a nice wife.
Thanks, hon.
P.S.: We have three kitties, for whom I am also thankful.
I’m thankful for my mom and brother who are prolly my biggest role models and who are really nice to be around. My dad is another story, but that’s him.
I’m thankful for my friends, who never judge me or look down upon me. They are great people to have around, because they can sympathize and cheer you up. We get along so well, and always try to get together a lot and just hang around.
I’m thankful for my four dogs, who seem to love me no matter what happens. Whenever I have a bad day they are there when I get home leaping up and down and getting all excited just because I got home. Relaxing on the couch with them is so nice because dogs love you for who you are.
I’m also most thankful for these next three years, which will be Bush’s last years as the President of the United States!
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my stepson. He’s turning 13 in a week, and he has been a source of wonder and joy since I met him 11 years ago. I hope he never stops amazing me with his intellect, his sense of comedic timing, and the fact that he thinks I’m the coolest human on the planet.
I am thankful that his mom and stepdad have always joined with us to see that he grows up in a circle of concerned, loving adults with his best interests at heart, instead of a bunch of bickering ninnies screeching about visitation and child support.
I am thankful that he is growing into such a mature, intellegent, thoughtful person.
I know I’m gonna get all weepy and everything but here goes
I am thankful
That I was able to spend a lot of time with my Mom during the last year of her life. I am also thankful that I was with her when she breathed her last.
That 3 of my 4 sisters and I are in touch even if only by phone.
That I have a husband who has loved me and stood by me for 27 years now.
That my Son has grown into a young man who I not only love but like for the person he is.
That I have a place to live and enough to eat.
That my Dad’s sister has stepped in and tried to make my life happier and more filled with love than it would have been at this time.
I’m thankful for my son. He cracks me up. He’s a good boy, and I love him a whole bunch.
I totally shit on a thread similar to this one started a few years ago by poohpah chalupa (killed it, too) , and I’m thankful that things are better since then. I’m thankful for the friends I have here, and the friends I have to miss now. I’m thankful for my siblings too, I suppose, even though they drive me crazy more often than not.
And I’m thankful for my mom and dad, who are also doing better now than in recent years.
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He’s a good boy, and I love him a whole bunch.