Boy Do I Love Chrismukkah

One mom's take.

Dec 16, 2022

Chrismukkah Is Double The Work, But Also Double The Fun   "I grew up with parents of different religious backgrounds (Christian/Jewish), and my sister and I were raised in a secular household," writes Janine Annett today. "We celebrated the holidays in a non-religious way — getting together with family, eating meals together, exchanging gifts — and the way we saw it, we got to have all of the fun with none of the obligations."  "That's how I roll during the holidays: with a Christmas cookie in one hand and a latke in another," she writes. Are you also blending holiday traditions? What are you doing to make the season yours? Let us know: HiScaryMommy@bdg.com.  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   READ MORE

STILL NOT OVER THOMAS J., TBH I Love '90s Movies, But I Never Want My Child To Watch 'My Girl'   It emotionally scarred me, and I hope history won't repeat itself with my kid. Read More   Merry & SCARY 20 Christmas Horror Movies That Are Merry & Scary   For when you want something a little different than a Hallmark movie — but still festive. Read More   HO HO OH NO This Mom's Viral Holiday Rant Will Make You Feel Slightly Better About The Holidays   There's something holiday-related at your kid's school you're probably forgetting about. Read More

NOT-SO-EASY-BAKE OVEN Now, Why Did I Think Baking With Kids Would Be Fun?   Here's where I admit one of my rosy parenting dreams from before I knew any better, which is that I thought it was going to be so, so fun to bake with my kid. And I'm confessing today on Scary Mommy just how wrong I was: "It would be one thing if she were 11, with much better patience and motor control. But she's not, and so I find myself huffily fishing eggshell pieces out of the brownie batter and arguing with somebody — whose butt I've spent a lot of my life wiping — about the right way to stir." Surely I'm not the only one?   Read More

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