@leastimportantthings / TikTok We’re very close to being knee-deep in the holiday season, which means a lot of family time. And spending that much time around family, particularly in-laws, can be stressful, exhausting, and at times, traumatic. The holidays are supposed to be a time of giving and love and peace on earth, but, let’s...
Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Getty Images/Adobe I was initially against pitching Santa to my kids. I believe it’s mean to hype up a concept that will end up deeply disappointing them. But I caved, and so the myth continued for another generation. It wasn’t the first or the last time I ignored my gut and bowed...
AzmanL/Getty Images There are about a million reasons the holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year. The mental load of making sure your kid has a joyful season, the cooking, cleaning, childcare… it’s a lot. And one thing I’d like to add to the anxiety of the holidays? The potential...
Amazon; Bogg; Lucy Jaynes Apparel Co. We all have that one friend who loves Christmas so much that their Christmas playlist is queued up on Nov. 1 with Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas blasting over the speakers. Next thing we know, they’re counting down to Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” schedule and guessing...