Comments on: Holiday Expectations Denied http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/12/07/holiday-expectations-denied/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: justine http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/12/07/holiday-expectations-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 justine Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:58:09 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=1844#comment-3503 I am not a big fan of the winter holidays to begin with...mostly bc we live in the north and snowy roads are not a danger that I want to deal with unless it is for emergencies! But at any rate, since we are expecting the new baby any minute now, we decided to stay at home this Thanksgiving and just relax. We had a great time! Eating all day long, laying around on the sofa, watching movies, snuggling...no pressure, no extended family weirdness....just us and our AP values all day long! Yes, I still value big family gatherings, but feel that having them at "off times" of the year is much wiser for our family...everyone can travel on safe roads, we are not competing with everyone else in the country, we get to enjoy warm-weather activities...and the stress level is WAY lower! Luckily, this year bc of the impending birth, no one is expecting us to be out and about so we have not had to cancel or change any of our plans! I'm glad that you were able to put aside some of your expectations and simply enjoy your beautiful family for the day!! I am not a big fan of the winter holidays to begin with…mostly bc we live in the north and snowy roads are not a danger that I want to deal with unless it is for emergencies! But at any rate, since we are expecting the new baby any minute now, we decided to stay at home this Thanksgiving and just relax. We had a great time! Eating all day long, laying around on the sofa, watching movies, snuggling…no pressure, no extended family weirdness….just us and our AP values all day long! Yes, I still value big family gatherings, but feel that having them at “off times” of the year is much wiser for our family…everyone can travel on safe roads, we are not competing with everyone else in the country, we get to enjoy warm-weather activities…and the stress level is WAY lower! Luckily, this year bc of the impending birth, no one is expecting us to be out and about so we have not had to cancel or change any of our plans!

I’m glad that you were able to put aside some of your expectations and simply enjoy your beautiful family for the day!!

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