Comments on: 5 Thanksgiving Traditions to Pass Along to Your Son

By: Andy luke

Andy luke — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:24 +0000

We would always get together at our local church building and hold the “turkey bowl” in the field out front. It was a lot of fun playing football with the other guys from the church and community. It was a great way to enjoy the crisp fall morning.

By: David the Younger

David the Younger — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:34:30 +0000

My family probably wouldn’t say grace were it not for my Aunt Molly and her family coming over for every major holiday. They are… Not “devout” catholics, but certainly more religious than my family. And, instead of watching football, we play a tabletop version I found and worked on. It’s based on the d20 system, and has all sorts of things that make football more entertaining. Like making a wizard be your quarterback, and have him just cast True Strike every time he has the ball and throw it to the uber-fast guy already in the endzone. For the non-nerdy, True Strike gives you a +20 to accuracy. Essentially, you can’t miss.
-David the Younger

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:01:16 +0000

Wow, I’ve never done any of these things, nor has my father. For one thing, since no one can cook a decent turkey, we never eat turkey. When we do, it’s my grandmother who does all the carving because there are always heavy politics surrounding who gets what piece of meat.

As for delivering meals, it sounds like a good thing to do, but I’ve never even heard of it.

I hate football, and most other organized sport, especially watching them on tv. My father only has a slight passing interest in it. There’s nothing to bond over.

Since I’ve always lived in cities and areas without deciduous forests, I’ve never had either raking or leaf piles (let alone lawn care). However, reading calvin and hobbes does make me wish that I did have such opportunities.

Finally, as my family is not at all religious, “grace” has never been a part of meals, even on thanksgiving.

By: TheEconomyReallyisGettingBetter :) lol

TheEconomyReallyisGettingBetter :) lol — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:39 +0000

I’ll cheer for the Lions thank you. And Hell will freeze over before I ever cheer for the Cowboys– I’d become an Obama drone before I’d cheer for the Cowboys….ok, I wouldn’t go THAT far but you get the idea ;)

The Cowboys are lower than whale sh_t in my book.

By: daman y'all

daman y'all — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:50:50 +0000

Seriously, I need to start taking “saying grace” a little more seriously.

By: Rick Scoutmaster

Rick Scoutmaster — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:11 +0000

What can I say? The comments above are America, by and large they are a peek into the breadth of what Thanksgiving is for many of us. Thanks men.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:48:08 +0000

My family has always had the tradition of making spaghetti carbonara the night before Thanksgiving. It’s not much, but it’s nice to get the immediate family together before the relatives arrive the next day.

By: alexander

alexander — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:42 +0000

ragardless of what you do or dont do, what you watch or dont watch, and who is at your thanksgiving table, it is also very important to remember how important your role is to the process, regardless of whether or not you are the head of the table or the guest.

As a Man without a son, and a son with a father who is not the best at engaging his teaching mode, I always find it is my duty to participate in every place possible. I am always nearby when the cooking and carving process is in play, and most importantly, I am the one who is tasked with keeping my cousins out of my grandmothers hair. They can be a little wild. I have taken the support role for my family, and this makes for a very successful and happy family gathering.

By: Zachariah

Zachariah — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:33:46 +0000

The fact that the Lions suck so bad only makes it more fun to watch them on Thanksgiving! Getting mercilessly pounded each fall has become its own tradition for us Michiganians (even those of us who are displaced) and we take delight in our gloomy pigskin franchise. We have gotten so bad, that its almost fun watching a game and commenting on this year’s “new low.”

: )

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:38:45 +0000

One of our traditions at Thanksgiving is showing and letting the youngest boy
in the family pop the champagne cork. Also as dinner is winding down everyone
at the table demonstates his and her abilities at making their wine glass or
water goblet sing by rubbing their wetted finger along the rim. Great fun.