Does your family gather round the table for the holidays, chewing with their mouths closed and having calm, rational discussions? I didn’t think so. But that’s part of…
Years ago I worked in a medical office and at the holidays the doctors would always give us lovely gifts. One in particular, who happened to be Jewish, would…
Holidays are pretty stressful on their own, but when you have to introduce a new relationship to your entire family, it adds a whole new level of festive…
If you’ve been living a life, then you know firsthand how much it loves to throw unexpected little disasters your way. Like that time you ordered a Quarter…
I smile at the cashier and say “Happy Holidays” as I check out of the grocery store line with a cart full of food for Christmas dinner. “It’s…
Ahhhh, it’s that time of year again… The stores packed with busy shoppers. Yards covered with inflatable Santas, snowglobes and other oversized-holiday favorites. Kids everywhere making holiday “wish…
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la ‘Tis the season to be…judgey?!? Wait a minute. I don’t remember that…
The holidays come around every damn year. Yeah I get it, “No shit Sherlock.” But for many, myself included, the holidays mean a spike in anxiety. Holiday decorations…
If you were around this summer I am certain that you were bombarded with articles, even if you had the sense not to read them, containing some version…
During the holidays, we all could use a little extra help. We asked our BLUNTmom writers to tell us what kind of imaginary figure they would invent aside from…