The Modern Family’s 12 Days of Christmas

Erica Jalli
2 Minute Mum
Published in
Dec 23, 2021

‘Tis the season to be socially distant, even in the same room

12 Amazon visits a day

11 Days to live your best life

10 Minutes of guilt on the Peloton

9 Netflix binges

8 Timezones to coordinate one family Zoom session

7 4am wake ups asking “Did Santa come yet?”

6 Pounds of organic turkey no one eats…

5 More minutes on that device!

4 Gluten-free gingerbread house meltdowns

3 Virtual Christmas pageants

2 People texting each other from across the room

1 Passable family Christmas card after several hundred attempts

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Erica Jalli
2 Minute Mum

American expat raising four global citizens in London. Finance then tech. Harvard then INSEAD.