My Thanksgiving Choice

I have made the hard decision to stay home on Thanksgiving.

Would I rather be with my family, eating my mother’s sublime stuffing, and helping her put details in order? Oh, you bet.

Despite the fact that I would be the only non-Trump supporter at the table, this decision wasn’t made based on the election or what I think of the President. At least not in the way one might think.

My choice was based on COVID-19 and how alarming the numbers are at this point. So I guess technically the fact that I will take the chill-and-stay-put option on Thanksgiving is somewhat based on Donald Trump — his recklessness on the pandemic from the beginning despite what we’ve heard he knew (as recorded by Bob Woodward) and his non-action even now as the virus rages in so many areas where staff and beds are reaching and exceeding capacity.

I could let myself be furious at the complete lack of responsibility this President has shown with regard to this pandemic, at how differently this could have turned out, but I’m choosing not to be.

Do I place much of the blame on him? Yes, I do.

Am I going to let it eat away at my sanity? No, I’m not.

I love myself too much. I’ve been so emotionally exhausted from this man for so long that I finally feel like I can breathe and see some…