Every Other Holiday: Musings from the Evil Stepmother

By: Anne Burt (View Profile)

But New Orleans didn’t die after Katrina, and on a much smaller scale, I won’t die because some days make me sad. Maybe my husband and I can put some loud music on the stereo and dance around our kitchen until four in the morning. And every other year, after all, we have the children. 

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posted: 07.16.2008
Mark Roddey
I never did care for the holidays either. Interrupted football season way too much!
posted: 11.20.2007
Laura Roe Stevens
Thank you for sharing! Holidays are tricky for all families--whether they are divorced or not. I can be stressed with a houseful of family and, as is the case this year, with no one visiting. I hope you have a lovely day and that you and your husband can find a way to enjoy the 'freedom'!
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