The Holidays Are F*cking Hard

You hanging in there? Cause I’m not. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=50788%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001850d905944-87954a16-2256-4054-a0c6-723f3e5e40d1-000000/U_3-4ntK43PWbzbRXCTgLCduBec=300) Dec 13, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fmoms-mental-load-christmas-holiday-stress%3Futm_campaign=50788%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001850d905944-87954a16-2256-4054-a0c6-723f3e5e40d1-000000/uZ-yUYt7hqCCr_wPTgtdZropl_U=300 [The Holidays Are F*cking Hard](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fmoms-mental-load-christmas-holiday-stress%3Futm_campaign=50788%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/010001850d905944-87954a16-2256-4054-a0c6-723f3e5e40d1-000000/Oar_MYrWg3jaWzG4JRWVZwsNPZM=300) So: How are you holding up? Have you made 7 dozen cookies yet? Did you have a mild panic attack this week when you remembered about gifts for your kid’s teachers? DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS ARE???? This time of year is a lot for parents; even if you don’t celebrate you’re probably being bombarded by school with requests for this, that, and the other. And Samm Davidson is talking about it: “The moment my eyes close it starts: the automatic and instinctual mental checking of all the boxes. The holiday season to-dos, the worries, the plans, and the don’t-forgets — all jingling around in my brain while [my husband](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fdear-husband-i-am-grumpy-during-the-holidays-because-of-you%3Futm_campaign=50788%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001850d905944-87954a16-2256-4054-a0c6-723f3e5e40d1-000000/PCL_GAmj0qORhfTl1rY9nyR_8no=300) snores a slow-tempoed symphony just six inches away.“ She’s beginning to think he might very well still believe in Santa. Do you relate? Check it out and see. 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