Matilda the Elf Wants Bailey’s in Her Milk This Christmas

Bethany Dugas
10 min readDec 4, 2020

Connecting with my adult kids now that they can understand the truth within the fantasy

“Christmas Elves” by Kris King Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0

All three of my kids have pointed out a puzzling inconsistency regarding my personality. I am maddeningly honest according to most people. I’m the sort of person who tells telemarketers that I’m enjoying my television show…

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Bethany Dugas

I’m a business trainer specializing in workplace wellness and environmental sustainability. In my spare time I dabble as a mad scientist and street philosopher.