When’s the Last Time You Boycotted Your Mother’s House?

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“She stopped making Mac and Cheese and went vegan, screw that, I’m not showing up for Sunday dinners anymore. And her chocolate chip cookies didn’t even have chocolate in them, WTF!”

The above scenario is not likely to happen because there are other reasons to go to mom’s house on Sundays. There’s something beyond food and convenience that keeps you going back, right?

Events happen in our lives that we cherish. That provides distractions and the relief from stresses and economic pressures that get us through the day.

But look around yourself today, how are you feeling? Did Mom really go vegan? Did your favorite football team start 0–5 this year?

Are you worried they’ll soon censor your newsfeed, so no more dancing kittens?

Or did you sprain a thumb and have to stop texting altogether?

What are you going to do about it?

Well, according to some studies, probably nothing. You won’t do anything because you don’t want to be inconvenienced by changing what you do every day.

You’re too busy with your face in your phone every morning to notice. You’re focused on the 5.2 hours spent working at home with your new job and the 3.2…