Author: Sara Saedi

Sara Saedi is an author and television writer, most recently writing on the Max series Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. She's written multiple books, including her memoir, Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card and her latest YA novel, I Miss You, I Hate This. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.

This Mom Is Finally Accepting Her Inner Scrooge

I have a secret shame that I can no longer keep buried: I am a mom, and I … don’t like Christmas. 

I realize that my kids will get older soon, and I will miss their ardent belief in Santa and their inability to sleep past 6 a.m. when presents are being opened. And I will wish I savored and enjoyed this era of my life more. I will hate that I complained even for a second. These thoughts stir up the mom guilt, big time. But I’m also not ashamed to admit that I don’t feel the merriment all month. It’s not healthy for us to suppress our inner Scrooge.