The daily struggles of a sometimes SAHM
Santa? How could you be “struggling with Santa”? I hear the question you’re asking, and I don’t think it’s weird you’re asking it. All parenting struggles are unique to a certain degree. Every child is different, after all. But if this one seems more unique than usual, I understand. We’re weird. I’m weird. So this struggle might be weird too.
Made-for-TV Christmas movies have a special place in my heart, because they were the proof that my mother had one. Don’t get me wrong, my mother is an incredibly caring and devoted person, but her Vulcan-like tendencies lead to me believe, falsely, that she was devoid of softer emotions. Then came the Hallmark Channel, and Lifetime, and ABC Family and the deluge of sappy movies that, surprisingly, my mom loved. As long as they were fairly free of Jesus propaganda, we watched them. ALL of them. And now that I’m a mom (with a lot of free time), I’ve been filling the days with hours of mushy Christmas joy.
Therefore, in the spirit of the season, I have taken it upon myself to review ten sappy Christmas movies currently available on either Netflix, Hulu, or Freeform (formerly ABC Family).
All of these movie were made for TV, revolve around the holidays (generally Christmas), and are the kind of mindless, emotional, feel-good shmaltz that we all need around the holidays. But viewer beware…not all sappy Christmas movies are created equal. Continue reading “Today I’m Struggling With…Sappy Christmas Movies”