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Page 29 2022 Home For The Holidays Lincoln Daily News November 23, 2022 have two words to start this year’s holiday tirade: Christmas food. Anyone who has been paying attention for the last few years knows how I feel about most Christmas food. It’s the same food we just served at Thanksgiving. Once again, we’re treated to an overrated stuffed bird and cranberries shaped like a can. We do this to follow tradition, and nobody wants to suggest otherwise, lest Great-Grandma Josephine think we’re personally insulting her. And we also can’t escape the conversations at the dinner table. But there’s one thing I haven’t touched on yet, because it’s been a long time since it applied to me, and because I’m not a parent. But here goes. Everything about the food we serve at Christmas when it comes to children is, quite possibly, objectively incorrect. Think about children at Christmas. They know exactly what they want: presents. And probably to pick on their cousins. I say let them throw each other around a little. They probably only see them once or twice a year and throwing your little cousins into a couch is good for their sense of balance. Christmas Curmudgeon: A spoonful of Sugar? Give me a break! I Continued —