Max asked why, in the Civil War, the Union wanted the Confederacy to stay even though they didn't want to. After all, isn't freedom the most important thing? We had a long conversation about how the Union viewed the nation as a family, and you fight to keep family together even if someone wants to pull away because the family is stronger and the people more free when they work together as a unit than on their own.
Max decided that he would indeed be willing to fight a war to keep Evelyn, Dad and me in the family, because we are a good family and should be together. And therefore, the Union was probably right to fight to keep the country together
Deep thoughts in the freezer section of the grocery.
