Thanksgiving dinner is supposed to be a time for a family to come together peacefully and give thanks for all they have been blessed with. In my family, the peacefulness ends when one walks into the family room, where the younger cousins are watching the Power Rangers television program. That unfortunate soul is likely to be kicked, punched, hit, and bludgeoned until he leaves the room. The cousins, ages three to twelve, are not normally …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…family meets for Thanksgiving dinner, I think I will gather the courage to walk into the family room and change the channel. If I survive the mission, I might even sit down with my cousins and watch some shows. The worst thing that can happen is that I will become a martyr. What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right, so I can deal with not being popular.