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Articles by Liz McLeod
For Those Who Hate the Holidays…
You May Feel Ignored But You’re not Alone It’s that time of the year again. Lights, food, songs, food, gifts, consumerism, family, friends, more food, all elevated to vigorous ritualism. There will be scores of advertisements, videos, movies, gift lists, recipes, decorating ideas and so much more. Now that I don’t have young ones at home and have a few years’ perspective on the season, honestly, it just makes me a bit tired.
Newsflash; Being Called Woke isn’t an Insult
Embrace it! Photo by Duncan Shaffer on Unsplash It happened again. Just like many families across the nation, as the holidays roll around, we’re having difficult conversations with relatives about vaccination status and visitation. I have elderly parents, as does my partner. We’re on top of the latest information from multiple reputable sources, so of course, we believe everyone around them should be vaccinated as well.
Change is Inevitable
So how do we Handle Reactance or the Inevitable Blowback? I grew up in the Cold War era. We had the school drills where you crouched in the halls, hands protecting your neck, butt in the air, right next to a long line of fellow classmates. Like that was going to help protect us during a nuclear event. Today, kids have school drills to learn how to hide in closets and be silent in case some idiot shows up with a gun.
On the Other End of the Hard Sell
ABC; Always Being (the) Chump My partner and I were sitting in a nursing home room on our weekly visit to check on his mom. Most of the rooms prominently feature a television for the residents as a form of entertainment, distraction, and frankly, a baby-sitting tool. It’s understandable considering the work, the staffing shortages, and the sometimes, thankless monotony of each day for those working with our elderly.
Swept along by Schitt's Creek
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