Let’s just come right out and say it: Last year’s socially distanced holiday family gatherings were awful.
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rom the perspective of Thanksgiving 2021, we can now openly acknowledge the truth we grinned and tried to ignore last year: Thanksgiving 2020 sucked.
Yes, a lot of us worried about elderly or immunocompromised relatives and tried to act responsibly. Many of us canceled our usual big family gatherings and made the safer choice to gather through Zoom or Skype or some other video-conferencing service, but it was a miserably subpar substitute for the traditional in-person celebration and meal. Yet another day and night with screens reminded us, as if any reminder were needed, of how much the pandemic had disrupted …
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Janis and Uri Segal celebrate Thanksgiving with a Zoom call with their family before a small dinner together in Detroit, Mich., November 26, 2020. (Emily Elconin/Reuters) Let’s just come right out and say it: Last year’s socially distanced holiday family gatherings were awful. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE F rom the perspective of Thanksgiving 2021, we can now openly acknowledge the truth we grinned and tried to ignore last year: Thanksgiving 2020 sucked. Yes, a lot of us worried about elderly or immunocompromised relatives and tried to act responsibly. Many of us canceled our usual big family gatherings and made the safer choice to gather through Zoom or Skype or some other video-conferencing service, but it was a miserably subpar substitute for the traditional in-person celebration and meal. Yet another day and night with screens reminded us, as if any reminder were needed, of how much the pandemic had disrupted … Something to Consider If you enjoyed this article, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Members get all of our content on the site including the digital magazine and archives, no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more). And importantly, NRPLUS members help keep NR going. If you enjoyed this article and want to see more premium content like this, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Become a Member Recommended 21 House Republicans Wave the Pink and Blue Flag Why are they supporting legislation that could arm the transgender movement’s efforts to silence dissent with the full force of the civil-rights bureaucracy? An Embarrassment for Biden Failure to pass the spending bills is still very much an option. Biden Claims Infrastructure Bill Will Help Arrest Surging Inflation The remarks come after the Labor Department announced that the consumer price index increased 6.2 percent from the previous year. California County Mandates Masks in Private Homes For those gathering with people who don’t live in the same household, masks should be worn inside regardless of vaccination status, the county said. Pelosi Prepares to Send Her Most Vulnerable Members to the Slaughter The speaker appears determined to proceed to a vote on the ‘Build Back Better’ agenda, putting moderate House Democrats in grave political danger. The Dossier Deceit John Durham’s latest indictment reinforces that the Russian collusion conspiracy was built on a preposterous foundation. The Latest Thanksgiving Must Endure Why this national holiday matters. The Separatist On Thanksgiving, take care to remember that this pilgrim republic, fearfully and wonderfully made, was made for better and higher things. The Gardener, Looking A poem for late autumn. A Conservative Thanksgiving Let us again celebrate so that we might preserve, and feast so that we might build. The Four Hundredth Anniversary of Thanksgiving America was made by people from a different world. Thanksgiving and the Blessings of Gustatory Diversity The food on our tables this Thanksgiving inspires gratitude for the American melting pot.