Thanks.

Growing up without holidays gave me a different take on Thanksgiving—and gratitude.

It’s Thursday morning, just after 7 a.m., and I’ve already done that thing moms do when waking up early is second nature. My eyes opened without an alarm, without my son knocking on my door, without any external prompt. Just my body remembering, as it always does, that there is something to do. Always. But today is Thanksgiving. My son has the day off, …