The thing about Christmas trees is that they’re supposed to bring joy, which is why it’s deeply unfair that they also bring a very specific kind of anxiety that makes your right eye twitch while you smile through gritted teeth and tell your children, “Yes, sweetie, that’s a wonderful place for the ornament,” while simultaneously calculating how long you…
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