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‘What About Santa?’ S Moms are coming up with their own solutions for supply change shortages
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December 2021
anta Claus may not be able to deliver as in years past, so members of the Omaha Area Moms Group on Facebook are coming up with other solutions. Supply chain problems mean some sought-after items could be in short supply or not available at all. Some lucky moms like Christina Otto and Abby Krieger Ferry already have gifts stashed and ready to go. Megan Hernandez said it’s the perfect time to explain that Christmas is not about gifts. “It’s about giving, and family and the
spirit of being festive,” she wrote when The World-Herald asked moms in the group what their solutions might be this year. Lots of moms agree and are trying to turn the focus away from presents. “We talk about Christmas and how what matters is family, being together, doing kind things for others, celebrating Jesus, how lucky we are,” Kelli Sib said. “Christmas isn’t supposed to be about gifts,” Joni Hunt wrote. “It’s about family, food, Jesus and just being together.” Amanda Poulson said if she can’t give her kids gifts, she focuses on fun activities like baking cookies together, sledding and
