Apr 15, 2022

The Day I Made a Whole Bunch of Adorable Toddlers Cry

OK, ‘fess up: What’s the biggest, most hilariously awful mom fail you’ve ever pulled? Nora Ericson admits to plenty of botched special occasions with her own kids — we’ve all been there! — but “the first Easter I celebrated as a mom (with a child old enough to participate) is the only holiday on which I’ve made other people’s children cry. A whole bunch of them. Adorable little toddlers dressed up in their Easter best.” Oh, no.

Find out how she set off an entire crowd of tiny kids with one easy-to-make mistake. And then, if you’ve got your own horror story to share, email me at [email protected]. Good luck out there!

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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