Scootermom (RE: What Thanksgiving?): Medical care is necessary. Elder care is necessary. Buying crap at WalMart is not necessary. It wasn't so long ago that damn near everything was closed on Thanksgiving. Then, some restaurants opened and some grocery stores followed. While I'm not wild about that, it was limited to establishments that provided food. Now, the trend is toward making Thanksgiving just another holiday and ignoring its history of being a time for home and family. What next? Christmas? Is there nothing more important than the almighty cash register? Have we become so selfish that we can't set aside two days a year to stay at home? Can we close the mall for a lousy two days?

Question: I thoroughly agree with Scootermom re: commercial encroachment on Thanksgiving. Anyone disagree?