My eight-year-old looked up at me on Christmas Eve, surrounded by wrapping paper and new phones, and asked if Santa had forgotten her. I had just been told this was a no-gift Christmas, yet my…
My daughter Mia gripped my hand and looked up, confused. “Are we opening presents later, or did Santa forget us? ” I couldn’t answer. We were standing in my parents’ living room on Christmas Eve, surrounded by wrapping paper, while my sister Tiffany’s twins tore into new iPhones and shook envelopes stuffed with cash. My … Read more