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Beyond the Bergdorf Windows: On boundaries, grief, money and the pressure to be jolly
This year there's an orange garland menorah hanging over my table and butter place cards waiting for Hanukkah dinner. I love this season — the hosting, the twinkle lights, watching The Holiday repeatedly in my sweatpants for three months straight. And yet. Beyond the mistletoe, the candles, classic movies, enticing treats, ornate decorations and the onslaught of lofty expectations for happiness, altruism and gratitude, l ies the not-so-jingle-worthy reality that the holiday

Monica Simanovsky
22 hours ago6 min read
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