“Send Pie and Patience: A Mom’s Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving Week”
“Send Pie and Patience: A Mom’s Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving Week” Well, it’s here, y’all. Thanksgiving Week. The official kickoff to the “Why Are My Kids Home So Much?” season. If you're a mom like me, you’ve been mentally preparing for this week since Halloween. You knew it was coming. You felt it in your bones when the school newsletter said “Fall Break.” You stocked snacks. You bought extra coffee. You even said a quick prayer in the Target parking lot. 🙏 And yet… nothing could’ve prepared you for this. Let’s take a little stroll through what Thanksgiving week really looks like for moms: Monday: The Optimist's Day You're feeling confident. You woke up early, made pancakes, and declared, “We’re going to do a fall craft every day this week!” By noon, there’s glitter in your bra, a glue stick in someone’s hair, and your toddler ate part of a pinecone “because it smelled like cinnamon.” Crafts are canceled. Tuesday: The Grocery Gauntlet You brave the grocery...
