Doing the Right Thing….

Every Thanksgiving, my wife invites her brother’s adopted son to spend Thanksgiving in our home (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday). The young man is mentally retarded and lives in a group home; her brother is, well, has a ton of health problems and is near indigent and can’t receive the boy.

Sure, we see the ads of the smiling mentally retarded people getting hugs, etc. And yes, there are some who talk about all of the “love that they bring”, etc.

But the truth is: they aren’t easy to be around, and many, if they are honest, don’t like them. I don’t either.
No, they aren’t evil people or anything like that.

And it is easy to hide behind “oh, there are some who love these people; let THEM entertain them”. But the fact is that my wife is doing the right thing, even though it isn’t easy for her.

So the least I can do is to “man up” and do the right thing too and to be supportive of my wife and be a good host.
Hiding behind “oh, it is hard for me but easier for others” is weak and lame.

Besides, I have a race this Saturday (4 miles) and tickets for an NFL game this Sunday. THAT is worth looking forward to!