The first time I experienced holiday anxiety was around age 9. Remember the live-action version of “The Grinch,” with Jim Carrey?
I recently tried to rewatch it in a fit of nostalgia, and literally couldn’t get through it. But when I was 9, that movie spoke to me.
Cindy Lou Who’s song “Where Are You Christmas?” resonated with the sort of empty feeling I had when making my Christmas list that year.
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