Scary Mommy
Dec 13, 2022
 
 
The Holidays Are F*cking Hard
 
So: How are you holding up? Have you made 7 dozen cookies yet? Did you have a mild panic attack this week when you remembered about gifts for your kid’s teachers? DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS ARE???? 

This time of year is a lot for parents; even if you don’t celebrate you’re probably being bombarded by school with requests for this, that, and the other. And Samm Davidson is talking about it: “The moment my eyes close it starts: the automatic and instinctual mental checking of all the boxes. The holiday season to-dos, the worries, the plans, and the don’t-forgets — all jingling around in my brain while my husband snores a slow-tempoed symphony just six inches away.“ She’s beginning to think he might very well still believe in Santa. Do you relate? Check it out and see.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor
 
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