Every Thanksgiving, families across the United States come together to celebrate in a spirit of gratitude. In the classic scenario, we gather round to express appreciation for the food we eat, the clothes on our backs and the roofs over our heads. These images of traditional holiday festivities are engraved in our hearts from childhood.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
I was estranged from my family. I returned one Thanksgiving.
Family break-ups are not unusual, research tells us. “It’s a silent epidemic,” one psychologist says.
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Guest column by Bob Brody