when I was a kid, we allowed Grandpa to say grace, since we were at his house and his table, out of politeness. It was usually in the form of a " serman", about as long, too. When i was 16, after waiting all day for my already- intoxicated mom, grandma, and aunt to finish making the meal, we waited for my grandpa to say grace so we could eat and then make the twenty mile drive over icy roads, back home. I made a comment about it and we didn't go to Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving, or X-mas, again. My husband, a diabetic, doesn't like overly long grace, and so we keep it short and sweet. Now that my grandparents are not going to be around forever, and we are invited to go to their house for the " final" Thanksgiving, I am reluctant to go. We live in Va. they live in Washington State. I also have 3 kids and I am not up to, nor am I willing to be polite enough to listen to a poorly disguised serman dressed up as " grace". help!
2007-09-07
07:57:19
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Dragonflygirl
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