"Suck it up, Buttercup!"

 It is Thanksgiving Day, 2020. 2020, the year that will go down as one to remember, albeit not fondly. Even the most positive thinkers would have to admit that it has been a very tumultuous year. We as citizens of America and the world have seen things that we really have nothing with which to compare! There are some pretty funny memes on social media about the year 2020 and how it will be remembered. 

All this being said, you might reflect that you have nothing to be thankful for this holiday. But, of course, most will admit that they truly do.  The things that are really important will come to mind.  I could compose a sappy list of family, friends, food, health, a roof over your head, etc.... But, did you ever consider that you don't have to eat your dinner out of a poop bucket?

I am not sure if a quarantine is the ideal time to begin reading historical fiction from the World War II era, but, I did! I have been doing a bit of research for several years for a fiction piece I have been working on.  However, no matter how much you study about the Holocaust and the horrors of Nazi Germany, reading it as it unfolds through the eyes of a victim in a story, it takes on a whole other dimension of horrible. 

I actually had to stop reading one book about a midwife in the Concentration Camps.  I was absolutely distraught about the heartbreaking treatment of women who were pregnant or had babies and small children, As a mom, grandmom and great-grandmom, I just couldn't read any more.

Most people probably know that they were often made to use the bathroom and eat out of the same container, if they received any food at all.  OK, so we have to wear a mask, and our routines and plans have been altered, but, come talk to me when you are eating out of your latrine bucket.  

Be thankful! 

Barbie