Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year… unless you have somebody in your life who calls you “mom.”
Even more so if you hear that word 50 thousand times by 10 am.
In the wise words of the Grinch: “This whole Christmas season is stupid, stupid, stupid.”
“Ain’t doing that extra stuff”
If mothers had a Spotify Wrapped, it would be 6 7, “Moooom, watch this!” and lunch boxes on constant shuffle and repeat.
But in the last month of the year, Elf on the Shelf, turkey cooking timings, and toddler-proofing the Christmas tree get added to the playlist.
Which is exactly why moms are collectively pressing pause this year.
Yep. We’re quietly quitting Christmas.
A mom friend of mine is heading into summer this year heavily pregnant, with a toddler in tow, and a family who keeps trying to pull her in 100 directions with their plans.
That’s why she’s making an effort to do one thing: the bare minimum.
On TikTok, moms are turning their backs in record numbers on traditions that are exhausting.
Nothing captures the sentiment more than the massive amount of anti-Elf on the Shelf content.
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