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    Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “santa claus, holiday, photograph, expectations, cards, motherhood, parenting”

    Perfect Santa

    Jennifer Scharf May 3, 2023 essays

    What is the obsession with taking—or rather, making—defenseless little children sit on Santa’s lap?

    santa claus, holiday, photograph, expectations, cards, motherhood, parenting

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