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"Today, I did not teach someone else's kid because I was too busy holding my broken-hearted son. So I ask all parents this, teach your children."

"I screamed ‘MY SISTER DIED!’ and I chucked a cup of water across the room. A wave of relief washed over me as I thought now that my sister is gone, there was no way God would take my husband too."

"God, I thought you and I were good. Why are you doing this to me?"

"The kids are happy but the house is a disaster. We take time for ourselves but the house suffers and the kids aren’t happy. It’s a struggle that doesn’t seem to have an answer. The scenario may vary a little but we are all in the weeds. We are all trying to drive clutch without a manual and the start-stop of motherhood can be difficult to navigate."

I told her that God would walk us through the current crisis. She stood up, threw a Kleenex box at me and yelled as she walked out of the room, “Stop talking! Just stop! I don’t want anything to do with your God.”

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holiday season. It was time to make a change.

"First off, this is really an unexpected decision for me to come to. I was raised enjoying the holiday immensely."

"I get it, it’s inconvenient, you need groceries it can’t wait, but... think of the parents who have posted stories of their kids who have died because they 'had' to finally leave the safe haven of their house."