LJ Idol, Second Chance, Topic 1: Hungry

[lyssa027]

In my family, Thanksgiving used to be a big deal. For as long as I remember, I’d wake up early on Thanksgiving morning, and go down to the kitchen. We would never eat breakfast because the first rule of my Jewish family holiday celebrations was “You had to come hungry.” It didn’t matter if your Papa thought you were getting fat [something I heard

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[meathiel]

That's great memories ...
Just a pity it had to end once the older generation was gone.

[lyssa027]

I wish the younger generation could bring it back, but we're just so spread out now that it's mostly impossible

[spiffikins]

Your Thanksgiving memories are wonderful! Despite it nominally being about the food - it's really the people that make it special, because the people make the traditions.

I'm so sorry that your family Thanksgiving didn't survive the loss of your Papa in the same way.

You need to start building your own version of Thanksgiving tradition - you can bring some of the old traditions, and add new ones. It won't spring up fully-formed immediately - and it won't be the same as the past - but it will be yours.

[lyssa027]

I try to bring some of it to my Thanksgiving at J's mom's when we're not traveling. I try to make the few recipes of Nana's I can successfully make like noodle pudding, apple sauce, and latkes

[static_abyss]

It was clear that these are treasured memories of yours. It sounds so lovely to have been at your home during Thanksgiving.

[lyssa027]

Thank you :) and I miss when my family used to be a family

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[ragnarok_08]

Thank you so much for sharing ♥

[lyssa027]

Thank you for reading :)