My Lousy Part-Time Job

Mary McGrath
Nov 3 · 3 min read

I just wanted to make some holiday money…

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Last year, I was asked to help wrap some gifts for Christmas. Women are expected to be good at wrapping. But when the favor was asked, I dreaded the task. It brought back horrible memories from when I was in my teens.

When I was 15, my mom thought it would be character-building for my twin sister Teresa and me to have a part-time job for the holidays. In…

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Mary McGrath

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Mary writes from Los Angeles and Naples, FL. Some of her credits include: Newsweek, Wall St. Journal, Good Housekeeping, and Chicken Soup for the Soul.

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