I'm no humbug, but I have to admit that I occasionally have trouble enjoying Christmas. I'll admit changing the station when "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" croons from the radio, as sometimes it just makes me angry. For our family, December is often one of the hardest months. All the ...
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Impossible Christmas Joy
Christmas is a complicated season. At the surface, the media sends us the message that it is the "most wonderful time of year" filled with candy canes, happy smiling children, blissful mall shopping, and of course, argument-free family gatherings and copious amounts of leisure time. It's tough to ...
I Need Help (and so do you)
I can't do it any longer. I can't do it alone, and neither can you. I've tried to make it all come together perfectly, but I can't. The holidays form a kind of microcosmic vortex of realization wherein my weakness shows up in droves. I need help (and so do you). ...
Christmas Claustrophobia [Poem]
The lights are all up the Christmas tree is here even blinking, twinkling shining reindeer. ...