‘Behind the magic of Christmas is one exhausted mum.’ | ✍️ Sarah Whiteley writes for MetroOpinion
I have never related to anything I have seen on the internet more. I am shattered – and December has only just begun., one play, a visit to Santa, a pottery painting afternoon, and I’ve been up into the loft countless times to do inventories of the presents piled up there.
I was one of those super annoying kids who would wake up at 3am and leap on my sister – who always preferred sleep to Santa – until she agreed to get up too. Then my dad would go downstairs to ‘check that Santa had been’ , then finally, we’d be allowed to follow him, where there would, without fail, be a huge stack of presents on the sofa for me, while my sister’s would be laid out over the armchair.
As any parent will tell you, having children at any time of the year is hard work. It’s two extra people to dress, feed, clothe, bathe, etc. It’s the dance classes, piano lessons and swimming practice to be on time for. It’s persuading them to allow us to brush their teeth, wash their hair and cut their nails. It’s relentless.
All the while, I have to start preparing for the day itself. Presents. They’re the main thing, of course. Trying to find, pay for and collect enough gifts, all while constantly in the company of my kids or at work, is extremely difficult. Nigh on impossible some days. Then of course, there’s the elf to arrange every night – something my husband Tom and I actually really love, but it’s just another thing to add to my to-do list – and the advent calendars to fill. Tom’s brother got them gorgeous wooden ones, with tiny boxes for every day in December. I loved them, even pointed him heavily in their direction. They’re a total nightmare.
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