“It started when I was a kid. After my siblings and I stopped believing in Santa, our Christmas presents would be labeled, “From Mom & Dad” — in my mom’s handwriting, of course,” writes an anonymous mom today. “And while I was pretty aware that my mom was fully in charge of the Christmas magic in my house growing up, I didn’t really understand the sheer amount of labor that went into that job until I was a parent myself.” This mom continues by writing about how she feels as a mom herself, especially post-divorce. Take a read, you’ll feel seen.

Christmas is less than a week away, so you’d be hard pressed to NOT find a holiday movie streaming on your TV. And as Kahmeela Adams-Friedson writes today, it’s even harder to find a Christmas movie with Black casts. So now she’s highlighting some of her personal favorites that bring her joy, from The Preacher’s Wife to The Holiday Calendar.