Camerique/Archive Photos/Getty Images I’ve always loved hearing other people’s Christmas stories. Their traditions, their memories, the way their family always serves hot dogs because one year Mom burned the turkey and Dad had to help — it really makes up the magic of the holiday. Now that I’m a mom with three girls of my...
Vincent Besnault/Getty Images Everyone jokes about new moms not getting enough sleep, but you know what the real joke is? The idea that a mom’s sleep only takes a hit during the newborn phase. In fact, the battle we mothers wage to get a good night’s sleep begins with pregnancy and ends, well, we’ll let...
My 10-year-old has always been a pretty practical, no-nonsense kind of kid, so I’ve always been surprised by how completely he’s leaned into the idea of Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, he and his dad are glued to the Santa tracker, watching the sleigh make its stops around the world. He checks in with me...
Allstar Every year, I have a few seasonal watches that I return to again and again. In the fall, I love to rewatch Little Women (the 2019 version always), and for New Year’s Eve, I always find myself rewatching When Harry Met Sally. Around the holiday season, my rewatch is a movie that isn’t technically...