Granted, my kids were teens when we made this decision. They were old enough to understand and agree. It would have been harder with younger kids. But it helped that when they were younger, we took small steps to ‘edit’ the holiday so it was more manageable. It can be done.

Thank you!

That’s interesting. I’ll have to see if I can find it.

I’m right there with you.

The level of cognitive dissonance is going to be painful for some people.

That is my hope.

My brain hurts from trying to understand what any of these people were thinking. But maybe? I mean, I wouldn’t put it past him. But it’s so sickening in any case.

Right? This timeline sucks.

Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting. I am not a Catholic but I welcome a pope who is committed to serving the poor.

No tips, but sending you good wishes.

How delightful.

What?!? This is ridiculous.

Here is the thing… about being ironic (or “funny” in this case).

When you need to explain the irony, or add a disclaimer so people don’t get the “wrong idea…

It becomes no longer ironic, and indistinguishable from support.