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Friday night is movie night at our house. After the toddler goes to bed, my husband, our 8-year-old, and I settle in for the feature of the week. And lately, given the nature of the season, we’ve watched a lot of Christmas films. We kicked things off with Miracle on 34th Street (1994), followed it up with Elf, and closed out December with Home Alone. And after a while, I started to notice a pattern. In each of these films, overworked, neglectful parents learn, through the spirit of Christmas, to reprioritize family over their careers.
Which is all well and good, but why Christmas? Why, of all the times in the year, all the holidays even, should Christmas be the time to recalibrate your priorities?
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