Hanging by a thread

There’s something about chocolate Easter eggs that I find irresistible. They just taste better than a normal chocolate bar. Is this just me? I like this time of year better than Christmas. Christmas is a huge struggle for me, with the pressure to be joyful and happy at all times regardless of how you actually feel. I find it oppressive. It was worse when my children were little, trying to fake happiness and magic to make it a special time for them. I often wonder if I ever managed to succeed. It’s hard to tell when they’re little as just getting presents sends them over the moon, and now that they’re older I doubt that they’d tell me the truth.

Since I’m a pagan I have no religious attachment to any of their holidays so for me Easter is about Chocolate and silliness. Rabbits delivering eggs. Family lunch and no forced cheer. Although since I’m not being forced to be joyful I often find it easier to be happy. Plus the chocolate always helps!