From the end of October to the beginning of January I feel like I am basically a chicken with my head cut off and if you have a big family, I know you can relate.
I strongly believe holidays spent with family are full of love and no regret and I wouldn’t want to spend them any other way.
However, I don’t want the desire to be with my family on holidays being confused with me being required to be with them because that simply is not the case.
Holiday tensions are already running high enough as it is because you are together with an entire group of people that may or may not get along.
So it is important that people understand the difference between want to and need to, because it can really help keep people in that “holiday spirit” we all love so much.
Sometimes we have to understand that there is not enough hours in the day to make it to everyone we want to see. As unfortunate as missing holidays with some may be, it is okay and we don’t have to feel guilty about it!
This is something I ask everyone to put some thought into this coming up holiday season. Take a step back and remove all the expectations that you may be holding your love ones too.
Please remember that just because it’s the holiday does not mean every person that you love is going to be able to see you. And I promise that does not mean they love you any less than the people they are going to see.
Try to put yourself in their shoes… and remember you are probably not seeing everyone that wants to see you, either.
So put your focus on who is there and make the best of what you have!