Now That My Kids Are Older, I Finally See The Magic In Christmas

December 3, 2018

This year, my holiday season has been crazy. I’ve been running around just trying to keep up, and my Christmas spirit was seriously lacking a few days ago.

It used to be that I wasn’t really into Christmas anyway and my “spirit” was always lacking. My kids would beg me to get out the decorations and make gingerbread houses, and I would groan inside.…

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.