Oh. What. Fun.

3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars | 1,016 ratings

Price: 1.99

Last update: 12-22-2024


About this item

Everyone is home for the holidays, clamoring for all the Christmas cheer only their mother can whip up. They can already smell the chestnuts roasting—or is that Mom’s hair on fire? From a New York Times bestselling author comes a laugh-out-loud short story for any mom who’d rather wreck the halls.

Tyler, Channing, and Sammy Clauster have descended on their childhood home, with significant others and four-year-old twins in tow, for another good old-fashioned Christmas. Overwhelming holiday magic, as always, comes courtesy of their mom, Claire. They know she’s thrilled to cook, wrap gifts, decorate, accommodate, play games, overprepare every Christmas Eve Eve Eve tradition, and still let Dad be known as the Fun One. It’s her thing, right? Maybe the family should have paid closer attention. Because this year, something is a little off-key—and it’s not just the carols.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Stock Phrase
    3.0 out of 5 stars Oh. Em. Gee.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021
    I don't think that this story was fun. Sad, mostly. It felt like a long rambling story you might hear at a bar. The mother's disjointed narrative was her "audition video" for the talk show. There is no clear narrator for the rest of it. One of the kids, I'd guess, or maybe each of them in turn.
    I do think the author had some fun writing it. Many amusing little details, dropped here and there. Worth a chuckle every now and then. I've definitely read worse.
    The whole wasn't all that fun to read. (I really should have noted the sarcastic punctuation.) The cumulative effect of it all was more "poor Mom" than "zazzy fun times." That can get a bit tiresome, even in a story as short as this one - 47 pages.
    I didn't give up, though,, because it was so short. So, I guess that's a win, eh?
  • Ruth C
    4.0 out of 5 stars What’s Happened to Mom?!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021
    Oh, my gosh! What a super cute little story that’s a holiday love letter to moms everywhere (and maybe even some dads too). This story was written with sly humor to accentuate the mundane ebb and flow of family life, with everyone filling their role and reminding us how much we can take our parents for granted. This short story does an excellent job creating a holiday scenario that forces one family to reach the point of realizing (possibly too late) how integral their mother, Claire, is to not only their Christmas holiday, but to every day of their lives.

    I highly recommend this story that is full of good humor and self-realization. It made me both laugh out loud and get teary-eyed. This is, after all, a very sentimental time of year, and I was lucky to have grown up with a working mom who took care of the home, cooked homemade meals, and still loved me enough to make time to hide Easter eggs, take me to the school Halloween carnival, play Santa, take me to the fair, but probably didn’t get the thanks she deserved as often as she should have. This story made me nostalgic for my childhood in the best possible way, and for that I applaud this author and highly recommend this story as a delightful seasonal read that will actually have you laughing, maybe crying, and trying to figure out what’s happened to Claire this Christmas!
  • Someone
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
    Not sure why people are complaining about this! I loved this story! It’s a story about a woman and her family at Christmas. I enjoyed the story.
  • Christine Lawrence
    2.0 out of 5 stars Um. Ok.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
    I like that it points out how exhausting the holidays can be for moms. It felt a bit all over the place, and I mean in some ways that went with the story/character.....
  • Julie Solorio
    3.0 out of 5 stars funny and cute
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2023
    I didn’t see that coming lol. This was cute and pretty funny if a little dry at times. It was an unusual format but it made sense why at the end. I also appreciate the message here that moms need looking out for too.
  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2021
    If I could give less than one star I would. It was page after page if whining. I kept reading thinking it would improve but no such luck. A Kindle Unlimited book so at least I didn't waste my money.
  • Traci Otte
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but a little confusing.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021
    The story is written in the first person with "we did this," and such, but it wasn't clear who the narrator was, because every person in the story was named. There was no "I" or "me." Also, I didn't find it as funny as the description said it would be, but that might just be me and my mood tonight.

    It was a very interesting story, and I did enjoy it. It's a nice, quick read perfect for Christmastime.
  • Heather
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cute
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
    This Christmas short story was hilarious and so cute lol. It made me laugh so many times and now I can't wait for Christmas

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