For so many years, I struggled through the holidays to just make it through, wondering if I did enough for everyone. Making sure I filled every childs request on their Christmas list...and wondering if it was ever enough. Only to wake up Christmas morning, tired and financially stressed. However, I did enjoy watching everyone open their gifts and seeing their excitement with every present they opened. Over the years...I realized, that my children were not appreciating the things they received, because within a few weeks or few months...all those gifts were either boring to them or put at the bottom of the toy box and back of the closet...and forgotten, and then I would hear this...Im bored or theres nothing to do. This year...I delayed celebrating Christmas till the 1st of January. My husband and I felt it made more sense to let our Xs have the kids on Christmas (even though it was our year with them), instead of having to split up the day and rushing everyone through opening gifts and packing up to bring them to their dads/moms....and, this will become our new tradition. Surprisingly....all the kids accepted this change quite well. We also explained that Christmas was not about getting tons of presents and that this year we would minimize the amount of gifts and instead take a family trip during the year. I wished I had the strength to have made this decision a long time ago...but always afraid of disappointing everyone. I am a person who fears change...even if its a change I want. Not knowing the outcome is the scariest and I admit, how other people will view the changes I make has effected my decision making. This year...will be all about change for me and my family. Some will be great and some will not...either way, I will embrace the good and bad and keep moving forward. Happy new year everyone!!!
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:27:57 +0000