Margaret beamed with pride as she carried her Thanksgiving turkey, ready to impress the guests. But her 5-year-old daughter shattered the moment by grabbing the tray and hurling the turkey onto the floor, shouting: “I SAVED YOU ALL!” The truth that followed left everyone frozen in disbelief.
They say children never lie. When my 5-year-old daughter threw my meticulously cooked turkey on the floor on Thanksgiving in front of the entire family and said she was “saving” us all, my breath caught in my throat. At that moment, I didn’t know how true she had been… and how much I would come to thank her later.
My name is Margaret, and this was supposed to be our perfect Thanksgiving. Fourteen of us were crammed into our renovated farmhouse dining room.
My husband, Roger, had polished the silverware until it gleamed, and the dining table was set with autumn-themed placemats and candles that cast a warm, golden glow.