Friday is theory night and then puppy class starts proper on tuesday, which means I need to cram some public and focus sessions first. He's a fair bit younger than some if the dogs I know are going (cutoff is 1yr) and at 13 weeks I won't be surprised if he'll be the youngest. But he is not my first dog, and he is a sheltie, and some of the people who'll be there I don't like and so I need to Win At Puppy Class, which is normal to want and possible to achieve.
The Thanksgiving story is far more complex than most Americans are taught. Blame school textbooks, children’s stories and animated specials.
From the article:
Not to rain on your Thanksgiving Day parade, but the story of the first Thanksgiving, as most Americans have been taught it — the Pilgrims and Native Americans gathering together, the famous feast, the turkey — is not exactly accurate.
Thanksgiving facts and Thanksgiving myths have blended together for years like so much gravy and mashed potatoes, and separating them is just as complicated.
Blame school textbooks with details often so abridged, softened or out of context that they are ultimately made false; children’s books that simplify the story to its most pleasant version; or animated television specials like “The Mouse on the Mayflower,” which first aired in 1968, that not only misinformed a generation, but also enforced a slew of cringeworthy stereotypes.
[[MOR] I know there are people who try to excuse...
It takes so long to unlearn this. My mom still excuses my dad’s behavior because he’s “unwell” and it’s been a battle to teach her that it’s not right no matter what. People don’t easily get this.
Yeah, definitely. It’s a really difficult thing to unlearn.