'Sorry, I can't come to the party, I'm sick'

Everyone needs a little retail therapy for making it through Round One of the holiday family functions.

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The Merry Moms of Christmas

Holidays Give Me Brain Fog

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Who doesn’t love Starbucks? Even if you consider yourself a coffee fanatic, coffee buff, or coffee connoisseur, the guilty pleasure of a sugary, caramel-filled, iced frappuccino with whipped cream on top is something none of us can deny. Even though it’s more of an extravagant dessert than it is a coffee drink, we still love to indulge in its decadence. But at the same time, no one likes to mix work and pleasure, especially on a holiday. In thi…

When we think of the holidays, it usually revolves around good food and family cheer, but during this family's Thanksgiving, things took a turn for the worse. As an unsuspecting girlfriend braced herself for meeting her boyfriend's family for the first time, her thoughts were probably filled with making small talk, showing enough interest, and befriending any important relatives from out of town. Little did she know, she was about to become the center of attention and not in the way she had hop…

What Day is It?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. It’s daily common to have a hostile relationship with mothers of any type – be it bio moms, step-mothers, or mother-in-laws. What is it about this stereotype that carries itself in so many situations? From Brothers Grimm fairytales, to these wild Reddit stories, mothers in all forms make quite a ruckus. Well, this Reddit story is about…you guessed it, a mother of sorts and a dramatic situation during the holidays. The original poster (OP) is a…

How the Grinch stole Thanksgiving.

Welcome, introverted sisters. For extroverts, the holiday season is the best time to socialize. If they live far away from where they grew up, the holidays provide the perfect time to travel to their hometown and catch up with all of their old high school friends. Extroverts with high social batteries can handle nosy relatives with ease and tend to enjoy the overwhelming amount of family functions. Those who are hit with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the summer months also love the c…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Though we’re passed the hump of our precious turkey holiday, the post- Thanksgiving family stories never fail to keep us engaged after the fact. Whether it’s your Aunt Sarah’s bashful and brazen personal questions to your boyfriend, or your Uncle Victor’s terrible impression of Jerry Seinfeld, there’s always something to debrief and gossip about. If there’s one thing the holidays are good for, it’s our ability to indulge in food and family dram…

Way to jump to conclusions...

This lady needs to get her just desserts...

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