When you were a kid, socks were probably the last thing you wanted for Christmas — about one step up from an actual lump of coal. You wanted Barbies! A zillion pieces of chocolate! My Little Ponies! Or, once you got to be a too-cool-for-school tween, an inflatable chair and some of that St. Ives...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Stocksy, Spotify, Getty Images, Courtesy of Ashley Ziegler We all have those holiday songs where simply hearing the first few notes is enough to fill our souls with a unique sense of joy that you just don’t get any other time of the year. Mariah Carey’s iconic "All I Want for Christmas...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Stocksy, Shutterstock "Merry Christmas, honey," my husband said while handing me an overstuffed "Happy Birthday" gift bag. It wasn’t my birthday but, instead, my first Christmas as a mom — in fact, I was only three months postpartum. My mind quickly ran through a list of possible presents that could...
TikTok I have a confession. As much as I love Christmas — and I super love Christmas, what with all the cozy decor and great songs and many many cookies — I’m still pining for another. A dark and mysterious stranger who sticks around for a month in the fall and then leaves promptly on...