Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day to give thanks and enjoy the presence of friends and family while enjoying some football and scrumptious food. I just recently realized that stores are opening on Thanksgiving day. This is a really irritating subject to me. Thanksgiving has become more of an ordinary day over the years. Yes many people get the day off and holiday pay, but others are being forced to work. Some people believe that this is the perfect opportunity to earn extra cash and enjoy working on holidays,but this post is not for them. This is for the mothers, fathers, sisters or brothers that have to miss a family get together due to corporate greed.
Corporate chains have come to an ultimate low by allowing their stores to interfere with a great family centered holiday. A holiday that consists of great food, company , and some football has become a shopping day to corporate America. I personally don’t understand how a holiday about being thankful turned into a huge shopping “holiday”. The chains are saying that we the consumers expressed interest in this. I don’t think this is for the consumers sake! It sounds like more change falling into the corporate piggybank. We are truly a materialistic and greedy country. We could care less about family and more about the deals and the material goods that we can get on “sale” during a holiday. I think there is no issue with obtaining or purchasing things on Black Friday , but I don’t understand the Thoughtless Thursday Movement. I think it is thoughtless for chains to force workers to take time away from their families to open a few hours early for some people to get an “extra savings” on a holiday.
Soon we will no longer have Black Friday, but have Thoughtless Thursday to thank for stealing away a holiday were we should be giving thanks and spending time with our family.
I don’t know about anyone else, but this mom will be home enjoying a family dinner and thanking God for another year of great fellowship and time spent with my family. You will not see me out on Thoughtless Thursday, but I might make an appearance for Black Friday! 😉
Granite State Mommy 