Some minor arguments leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday have gotten me thinking about Thanksgiving itself and the true meaning thereof, so I wrote an essay. My mom told me a story from when I was in Kindergarten. I have to take her word for it, obviously, since my memory of the time isn't particularly clear these days. I was in Kindergarten, for goodness' sake. According to her, our class was tasked with writing out one- or two-sentence thoughts regarding what Thanksgiving means to us, complete... read more
