On B-Metro This Week - Preparing for Christmas Eve Without My Boys

On B-Metro this week, I talk about how I will be without my boys on Christmas Eve:

I think I’ve finally figured out my favorite part of Christmas, and it’s no surprise that I’ve done this now. Now, that is, that I won’t have my boys on Christmas. As the days grow closer and closer to waking that morning without them, I realize it’s never been the gifts, the decorations, the food (although, that is kinda close) or the magic - it’s the heart.

The season, of course, is also about giving. We give each other presents, cards, headaches, facebook statuses galore and parties. We dress in tacky sweaters, a tradition I think should be as standard as an advent calendar (the sweaters are, however, a true representation of how innocent Christmas is in comparison to the whorefest that is Halloween costumes). Stuffing ourselves with pies and hams and casseroles is second nature.

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