Rituals, like their practitioners, are wonderfully resilient and not bound to the exact day that the calendar dictates. We've also found that we still have much to be thankful for, such as good health, a loving family, close friends and even the acquisition of new family members. Regardless of the exact date Thanksgiving might fall, with a minor amount of compromise and an openness to change, not only can single-parent families survive, they also can, in fact, thrive. The human spirit is more than capable of modifications and reorganization. Flexibility takes us far.
Love is infinite and gloriously powerful.
Of course not. We need only to look into our own hearts and our kids' eyes for the answer. It is my wish for all of our families, whether traditional or blended, that on this Thanksgiving Day we, as parents, give our children something wonderful worth remembering, an example worth emulating and a reason to be proud. P.O. Box 2091, Amarillo, TX 79166.