Mother needs a new job, loves watching kids learn to read If this mother made a Christmas wish list, she would ask for a new job. She is a certified nursing assistant, but the lifting and stooping needed to care for her patients is causing her serious back pain.

Mercedes Lynn explains her Christmas routine with her eight kids, including five presents apiece and zero visits from St. Nick

"There's nothing wrong with indulging her kids' excitement for Christmas and giving them a childhood that they can look back on fondly."

Mercedes Lynn, who shares her life on TikTok, has shared her Christmas traditions - and many were horrified by her decision not to have her children believe in Santa Claus

TikToker Mercedes Lynn shared about her life raising eight kids and homeschooling them - including how she celebrates Christmas with them