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My wife stopped asking me to help with Christmas.
I didn't notice.
"Don't stress," I'd tell her. "It'll all come together."
She'd nod. Keep moving.
One night I found her at the kitchen table.
2 AM.
Wrapping gifts I didn't know we had.
For people I forgot existed.
"When did you buy all this?"
She didn't look up.
"It doesn't just come together."
That's when it hit me.
I was the one saying don't stress.
She was the one making Christmas happen.
I wasn't helping.
I was watching.
Your wife isn't stressed about Christmas.
She IS Christmas.
And you're just showing up.
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