This year I’m asking Santa for something revolutionary: an authentic Christmas. I’m dreaming of a celebration where there’s no need to pretend to be merry.
I’m wishing for a real Christmas, a day when my loved ones and I can wear our hearts on our sleeves and talk about our challenges and heartaches — a day when we can feel seen, understood and supported.
I would like a holiday season in which cheeriness is optional. There is a Yuletide fantasy engraved in our minds of a day in which everyone is merry, content, prosperous, joyful and surrounded by a safe, functional and loving family.
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