Dear Ann Cannon • Ugh. Our mother, who lives alone, still hasn’t taken down her Christmas tree. Last year she left it up until February, which would be bad enough if it were a fake tree, but it wasn’t. It was a real tree. A real dead tree that sat there drooping and shedding needles in the corner of her living room. The year before that she left the tree up until St. Patrick’s Day. My sisters and I worry that it’s a fire hazard. Also, it just looks bad. How do we tell her that it’s time to let it (the tree) go?
Ask Ann Cannon: My mother keeps her Christmas trees up for so long they become fire hazards, but she refuses to change her ways
