6 stressful Christmas traditions you can just…stop doing
If we?ve learned anything from the last three years of pandemic parenting, it?s the difference between what actually matters?like family, work-life balance, and coffee?and what doesn?t, like pants that aren?t leggings.
And as we approach the holiday season with that perspective in mind, perhaps it?s time to re-evaluate some of the traditions we?ve taken on that cause a lot of stress. Because while I?a fellow mom generally feeling crushed by the mental load?can appreciate the time and effort it takes to order the perfect matching family pajamas in October, chances are no one else does.
Don?t get me wrong. If you wholeheartedly enjoy all of the following traditions, then by all means please continue them. I will treasure your family Christmas card in all its ?matching ugly Christmas sweater? perfection. But if you find yourself dreading the season (which seems to start earlier every year, am I right"), and feeling overwhelmed or resentful about all the work, then you officially have my permission to cut the following from your to-do list: 1. Decorating in November
I?m sorry, but when did the season?s start date get fast-tracked to November 12 (or earlier, if you keep it on the DL)" When I was a kid in the glory days of ?80s parenting, sometimes we didn?t decorate the tree until Christmas Eve. And I don?t recall suffering for it.
But these days, it can feel like if your house doesn?t look like National Lampoon as soon as you get the Halloween inflatables stored away,...
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