I'm going to put a disclaimer/warning out right now. If you have been linking articles to facebook this week about how terrible it is stores are opening on Thanksgiving, you might not want to read this. If you are boycotting shopping on Black Friday because you think it is taking away from Thanksgiving and time with family, do not proceed with this article, please.
I would like to point out this isn't the first Thanksgiving people wont be with their families. Have you ever gone to the movies on Thanksgiving after dinner is over? Who works at the theater? It certainly isn't robots. No one has complained about this before. Have you ever had to go to the hospital on Thanksgiving? I'm pretty sure the doctors and nurses are at the hospital and didn't get the day off. Ever been pulled over on Thanksgiving? If not, good, but you know the police are out on the streets. Don't you hope the firefighters are also working on Thanksgiving? I know I sure hope they are working. I remember a Thanksgiving when I was really thankful there was 24 hour emergency plumbing service. The people in these industries know when they enter them that holidays are part of the gig. I may grumble when Andrew works late nights during the holiday season, and I may be annoyed when he comes home late on Christmas Eve because he had to make sure people got their packages, but I also know that is part of his job.
If you don't want to go shopping on Thanksgiving or Black Friday, that is fine. No one said you have to go out and shop. However, there are people that want to shop. There are people that spend the day with their family and will go out at night to shop. Andrew and I will be out shopping at 8:00 PM on Black Friday. Yes, we will spend the day with family eating, drinking, and watching football. We will have the All American Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving dinner is done, we will head out to brave the cold and shop.
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