Reader Stories

the mystery behind father christmas

i grew up to a fairytale called father christmas. i just took anything that my parents told me without, you know, dissecting it(doing my own research. my brothers (older and younger), were just as blind to finding the truth like i was. we would be glad when the festive season approached. Guy Fawkes was like [...]

4 yr Old Boredom

Avary Grace, age 4, having way too much time on her hands with no preschool for a week, queried, (cell phone in hand): “Mom! Can I dial 911 and wish them a Happy Thanksgiving?” The good news is she asked before dialing. The bad news is she no longer can reach the cell phone.




Shop ‘Till You Drop All Nighter

A tradition in my family is that I go shopping with my cousin Christel the day after Thanksgiving. The past two years, there were stores that started their sales at midnight, so we pulled an all nighter to go shopping. Last year consisted of Christel and I going to a shopping center with her two [...]