My Son Discovered the Truth about Santa—and Found Something Even Better
The other night, while my 7-year-old son was brushing his teeth, he spotted a shiny candy wrapper sticking out of…
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The other night, while my 7-year-old son was brushing his teeth, he spotted a shiny candy wrapper sticking out of…
Continue ReadingI might have missed my son’s last Christmas with Santa. I was there, and I watched it happen, but it…
Continue Reading“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, there were certain VHS tapes (remember those?!) forbidden to be recorded over (remember how you…
Continue ReadingI recently had a conversation with a friend about my 9-year-old who has become increasingly inquisitive about the existence of…
Continue ReadingThe tree lights flashed in our darkened living room that Christmas Eve night, creating transient shadows on the walls. The…
Continue ReadingI am a grown woman with grown and almost-grown children, and I still remember the absolute thrill of waking up…
Continue ReadingI’m not ready for you to stop believing in Santa. You came home the other day telling me you had…
Continue ReadingTonight, Santa died at our house. Our almost-9-year-old asked in his most serious voice for the truth about Santa Claus…
Continue ReadingNorth Platte, Nebraska had a flood of tears at the Platte River Mall—happy tears, that is. Celebrating Christmas was going…
Continue ReadingWe adopted our son Ben as an infant. Initial reports indicated that he had failed his hearing screens, so upon…
Continue ReadingThe holidays are fast approaching, and with them, a question that has haunted me each of the past few Christmases:…
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