About Today: How to Survive the Holidays 12/10/10

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor Remember when you were a kid, and all you had to worry about the holidays was whether you were going to get the present you wanted? OK, maybe you also worried about avoiding coal in your stocking. But that was about it.

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