Watching the Thanksgiving Parade

by mrsjones5 2 Replies latest social entertainment

  • mrsjones5
    mrsjones5

    I made breakfast and turned on the tv, my kids wanted to watch the Thanksgiving parade. And I got to thinking: Thank God my parents weren't very good jws. When I was a child we watched all of the holiday parade shows, all of the holiday cartoons, and tv specials. When I make my call to my brother's house, where my parents will be sitting down to a turkey dinner with all the fixins, I should thank them. I just might do that.

    Josie

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Dear Mrs. Jones,

    "Thank God my parents were not very good JWs."

    Your words are very meaningful to me now, as the strict and unreasonable discipline dumped on the heads of the poor little kids slays me. Prefacing every interaction with the children with, "what would Jehovah think" or "don't make Jehovah sad" is way overboard. I wish some of us could go back and do it differently. I would be first in line, saying, "I am SO sorry! Let's try this again!" I am thankful, nevertheless, for all our blessings. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! (my first year to say so officially)

    Thankfully,

    CoCo

  • mrsjones5
    mrsjones5

    I just read your reply Coco and I hope you had a very nice Thanksgiving too!

    Josie

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