Holiday Hills To Die On (And How To Let Go A Little): Episode 388

The Mom Hour · Mom Hour Media

October 25, 20221h 2m

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Show Notes

From Halloween through New Year’s we’re given opportunities to create new traditions and fulfill holiday wishes – sometimes of our own design and, increasingly as kids get older, sometimes at our kids’ behest. This week Meagan and Sarah talk about the bell curve of holiday parenting: the early influence we have over just how things look and what fun is had, the middle dip as we learn to let go and kid-life dominates, and then the later years when we get to reclaim some control and design a season for our own desires. None of it is all-good or all-hard; but it changes over time and we’re here for your pre-holidays 2022 motherhood pep talk – wherever you find yourself on that curve. Join us!

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Meagan wrote on instagram about how shopping for Halloween looks different with older kids.
In our Facebook community there was discussion about the elf on the shelf; want to know our thoughts on it? This episode from the archives tells it like it is.
We have you covered with Advent Calendar ideas in a recent blog post. Snag them before they sell out!
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Check out Sarah’s front yard decorated for Halloween this year (complete with a skeleton in a pool)!