Just the tip and only for a second
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Just the tip and only for a second

Eva Grape

Dec 23, 2021

3 min read

A Simple Guide on How to Overcome the Unpleasant Ghost of Christmas Past

Keep this list close for Christmas.

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I am a secure adult woman in her late 30s, yet I still get a stomach ache around Christmas. The reason is that this holiday rarely brought joy to my family. All my childhood memories revolve around stress and anxiety about who will get drunk and pissed and start a fight from nothing.

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Chief Mom Officer (CMO) writes about parenting, relationships, sex, and sometimes about business and money; loves to challenge males to better themselves.

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