The 2024 holiday season seems to be a time when many people realize the opinions held by those they are related to biologically are not the sort of opinions they can simply agree to disagree with. People are making the decision to not travel to see family who enthusiastically voted for someone whose policies will directly, intentionally, and maliciously harm the people we love.
At a time when many of us surely long to be among people who *theoretically* are supposed to love and care for us unconditionally, we find ourselves facing a reality in which those same people are not – and may never be – people who agree with us on what we consider even the most basic and fundamental of human rights (to control our own bodies, or even to exist as we are at all).
I wish I had the answers. I do not.
I have, however, learned a few things that might be helpful to share. Some people really enjoy learning “life hacks” – ways to make something in life easier – and those are cool. What I really enjoy is collecting “love hacks” I can use to find more of the love I long for in the world and bring some of that love to others. So if you’ll indulge me, I’ll share five of my own holiday love hacks in the hope they may help to make this season in our society a little brighter.
At a time when many of us surely long to be among people who *theoretically* are supposed to love and care for us unconditionally, we find ourselves facing a reality in which those same people are not – and may never be – people who agree with us on what we consider even the most basic and fundamental of human rights (to control our own bodies, or even to exist as we are at all).