My oldest nephew was married in May of this year. He is married to a very nice young lady. The couple decided they wanted to have all the family to their new home for Thanksgiving. So, they planned a menu and purchased all that was necessary.
Two weeks before Thanksgiving my youngest nephew received a work schedule that included Thanksgiving. He isn't married and has two men roommates that share a house. They have shared that house since college. Now that they have finished college they are waiting for life to happen and in the mean time they take employment where they can find it.
With the younger nephew, the brother of the older one, unable to attend Thanksgiving dinner which would be two hours from his home, the family decided to move the dinner invitation to where everyone could attend. So, the newly married bride called her mother and explained the circumstances. So, her mother said, "Well, bring everything here and we'll all have dinner together."
So, the night before Thanksgiving my nephew and his wife pack all their preparations in the car and drive two hours to her mother's home to stay overnight and start cooking in the morning.
Now, usually Thanksgiving Dinner happens about 2:00 PM, but, because one family member wouldn't be there until 5:00 PM because of work, dinner was moved to 6:00 PM.
The turkey is in the oven and all the preparations are underway when the phone rings at 2:00 PM. It is my youngest nephew. He stated he would not be there for dinner because someone had called out and his supervisor told him he would have to stay.
With that reality, the dinner went on at 6:00 PM without my youngest nephew. He didn't just miss dinner. He miss THE ENTIRE DAY. His work ruined the time he would have spent with family. Instead, he was obligated to work without any compensation other than his regular pay.
Now, if this is the New USA; this society has lost it's rudder and is in moral decline.
Two weeks before Thanksgiving my youngest nephew received a work schedule that included Thanksgiving. He isn't married and has two men roommates that share a house. They have shared that house since college. Now that they have finished college they are waiting for life to happen and in the mean time they take employment where they can find it.
With the younger nephew, the brother of the older one, unable to attend Thanksgiving dinner which would be two hours from his home, the family decided to move the dinner invitation to where everyone could attend. So, the newly married bride called her mother and explained the circumstances. So, her mother said, "Well, bring everything here and we'll all have dinner together."
So, the night before Thanksgiving my nephew and his wife pack all their preparations in the car and drive two hours to her mother's home to stay overnight and start cooking in the morning.
Now, usually Thanksgiving Dinner happens about 2:00 PM, but, because one family member wouldn't be there until 5:00 PM because of work, dinner was moved to 6:00 PM.
The turkey is in the oven and all the preparations are underway when the phone rings at 2:00 PM. It is my youngest nephew. He stated he would not be there for dinner because someone had called out and his supervisor told him he would have to stay.
With that reality, the dinner went on at 6:00 PM without my youngest nephew. He didn't just miss dinner. He miss THE ENTIRE DAY. His work ruined the time he would have spent with family. Instead, he was obligated to work without any compensation other than his regular pay.
Now, if this is the New USA; this society has lost it's rudder and is in moral decline.
