My mother put a lot of work into creating picture-perfect holidays. As a child, I remember piles of beautifully wrapped presents, holiday décor spread throughout the house, and large Ukrainian gatherings with mounds of food and a noise level that made the scenes in My Big Fat Greek Wedding sound like the silence of a library. On top of it all, she was also the organist at our local church and would often play at least two services on Christmas Eve—and maybe one on Christmas morning. As a child, I loved all of it. As a mother, I gave up…
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