Opinion on Thanksgiving

Okay, so I want other's opinion or insight. My mom is always up and down on holidays, and she is (to me) borderline hotep. She isn't cooking this year, mainly because of budget and not feeling like it, but she also says (and she says this often) "we shouldn't be celebrating Thanksgiving anyway. Holidays period." I, who went a long time not celebrating holidays because of Islam, but now I am all for it because I'm grown now and I realize how agnostic I really am (I don't hold any firm spiritual or religious beliefs). I personally find it okay to celebrate things as secular. I want to celebrate holidays with family and create traditions. I'm not worried about the past or origins, I care about what is, and as they stand today and for decades, holidays like Thanksgiving are harmless and we all made it our own. Me and my mom won't see eye to eye on things like this, so I'm curious about what others think and your view. Do you have similar situations? via /r/AfricanAmerican https://ift.tt/2QNWzOX