A sweet friend of my Hannah's said that Christmas only makes her sad. "It's just for happy families it makes everyone else miserable." But there is a secret truth about family. Eventually you get to pick a family for yourself m. And thanks to the sticky, sweet, funny, loud, rambunctious people I chose, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Ellen Stimson
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Eve Evelyn, a friend of my daughter's, was not a fan of Christmas. She said that Christmas only makes her sad, because it is just for happy families it makes everyone else miserable. In that case, what about the families that are not happy? Is Christmas just for them? But there is a secret truth about family. Eventually you get to pick a family for yourself m. And thanks to the sticky, sweet, funny, loud, rambunctious people I chose, Christmas is my favorite time of the year.

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