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Nothing happened this Christmas, thank goodness!
Nobody woke up hungover today because getting drunk is the only way to endure Christmas with Uncle X, Grandma Y, or Cousin Z. A visiting cat didn’t knock one of our favorite ornaments off of the tree, smashing it to smithereens. We avoided pretending to like our coworkers’ loathsome Secret Santa gifts. No one humiliated us by snoring open-mouthed through midnight Mass. Our families are spared jaw-dropping credit card bills due to overspending to impress out-of-town guests. Food servers, actors, and musicians spent Christmas at home for once. Countless arguments, car accidents, and heartbreaks were avoided. And, best of all, if the kids didn’t make it home for the holidays this year, it was because they do care about us. Christmas 2020 had a bright side. Let’s remember what worked this year in planning for 2021.
