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Destress The Holidays

Strange thing to admit - but the holidays are hard on parents. No matter your religion, the proximity of your immediate family, or your enthusiasm (or disdain) for this time of year. There's the list-making, the present shopping, the present wrapping, the tree-trimming, the menorah-lighting, the card opening and card sending. Not to mention the…

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What I Learned This Stressmas

On the Saturday morning before Christmas, I ran into a friend, the mother of four, ten years older and far wiser than I am.She had on a kelly green sweater, sparkly earrings, and MAKEUP. At 10 am on the busiest day of Stressmas – the frantic homestretch of shopping-cooking-decorating that accelerates up until December 25th every year.”Where have you BEEN?” was my first question.She rolled her eyes. “My neighbor’s holiday cookie exchange …