As soon as he was old enough to form a sentence, my son, Cole, started asking for a Christmas tree. This might seem like a no-brainer request if you celebrate Christmas every year, but we’re Jewish and our December decorations usually consist of an old brass menorah and a small blue and white Happy Hanukkah...
‘Twas the weeks before Christmas — *dun, dun, duuun* — which, for parents, often means the most wonderful and stressful time of the year. Let’s just be real here: Being the maker of all things magic is exhausting. The tree lightings, holiday parties and festivals, and school plays are a ton of fun… and also...
Dobrila Vignjevic/E+/Getty Images The influencer gift guides started early this year — I saw some hocking their Amazon storefronts for stocking stuffers back in October — and they all look virtually the same. Gift guides for him include bluetooth speakers and hoodies and fancy sneakers. Gift guides for her are full of coffee table books (please...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Shutterstock, Getty Images Let me set the scene for you. In the previous six hours, my 7- and 9-year-old daughters binged on Netflix while I was draped across the couch like a lifeless sardine, glazed eyes staring upward. I felt bad about using screen time to babysit my children while COVID ravaged...