Kids Should Never Be Forced To Sit On Santa’s Lap

December 23, 2019

When my oldest child was a baby, we took her to see the Easter Bunny at the mall. I’m not sure what I was thinking, but as a first time mom, I thought it would make for a cute photo. I dressed her up in her cutest, pinkest, frilliest dress and bow all ready for an adorable photo opp. Then, I placed in in…

Meredith Ethington is a writer and a mom to three, trying to help her kids understand sarcasm and her need for personal space. Meredith's debut parenting book, Mom Life: Perfection Pending, provides an uplifting yet realistic look at all that is expected of moms in the 21st century and is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at Absolute Love Publishing. She proudly writes for many of her favorite parenting sites, including Scary Mommy, Babble, Momtastic, and on her own blog. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where she loves to laugh at herself and admit that while parenting is the best thing ever, it's also the hardest job on earth.