Mollys Guide - Winter 2019

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Christmas parent -
which one are you?
Ah, the festive season. Nothing
makes life go a little crazy like a
Christmas Countdown, especially
if you are a parent.
So, do you revel in the season of goodwill? Or will
you spend the next few weeks waiting for the fog of
festive overload to clear?
You might recognise yourself in this tongue-in-cheek
guide as Sam Curtis asks: What kind of Christmas
parent are you?
The Organised One
Christmas is executed with military
precision, minimal fuss and with the
help of lots of lists (and an Excel
spreadsheet). This mum doesn’t trawl
around the shops - she’s had her
Amazon basket full since July and
arranges delivery for the day after her
children go back to school in September.
She wraps all of her family’s gifts in the
paper she bought in the January sales,
labels them carefully and stores them in
alphabetised order in the loft. As soon
as Sainsbury’s announce their online
festive food ordering service is open, she
logs in, selects a turkey and secures a
delivery date before you can say ‘smug
as a pig in a blanket’.
The Competitive One
She doesn’t mean to be
competitive but she can’t help
herself, this mum just wants
the very best of everything at
Christmas. From pondering if
it’s ever acceptable to bribe
her child’s teacher to secure
her four-year-old one of the
leading roles in The Nativity
to bagging the last mostwanted
toy on the shelf on
Christmas Eve, Competitive
Mum sees Christmas as a
race to the finish line - and
she wants to win.
She is the parent most likely
to post a picture on social
media on Christmas Eve of 200 presents under her
7ft tree with the caption: “I just can’t wait to see their faces...”
The Foodie One
Step aside Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay et al
- Foodie Mum can make the fluffiest, crispiest
roast potatoes in the land. She can also tell
you which Aldi wine pairs best with turkey and
how to butterfly a King prawn. If she invites
you for a meal, for the love of Christmas, say
yes. Just make sure you are wearing stretchy
pants and flatter her by asking for recipe tips.
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Winter 2019