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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2022 22:10:35 GMT -5
Been a single dad most of my adult life.
We go home to Detroit for thanksgiving, spend a few days with family and friends. Thanksgiving isn’t a huge deal there’s, a big thanksgiving parade downtown, we go out to eat a local restaurant chain, see a movie and look some Christmas lights. It’s nice but I like to keep things small, it just gives me a reason to travel and sight see on the way.
Christmas on the other hand, it’s Chinese food and a movie day.
Holidays and traditions are what you make of them. It’s nice to see everyone, but it’s not worth the hassle and stress, don’t miss those days from when I was married. My son gets the big fancy Christmas morning with his mom, I’m fine at home watching the Disney Christmas parade. He likes going to the Thanksgiving Parade and the Nashville forth of July downtown, we keep going because that’s what he likes do, I enjoy them but I could just watch it on tv at home. So just keep things simple, small, do what makes you, and the closest people to you happy.
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Post by ElmerFudd on Dec 3, 2022 22:12:42 GMT -5
Is it just me, or do people actually dislike being with their families, instead of disliking the holidays? I only regret skipping out on them because of my mom because I know she's getting old and every holiday could be her last. I still refuse to share a meal with my older brother's tho with the way they used to bully and beat me when I was younger. I think some of that was downright criminal and if I had any video evidence of it they would probably be locked up in jail.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2022 22:20:12 GMT -5
Is it just me, or do people actually dislike being with their families, instead of disliking the holidays? Holidays kick up a lot of dust for people, being an independent single dad, it sucked for a a few years seeing happy Christmas morning photos on Facebook or couples announcing engagements. Now a lot of that sounds exhausting.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 5, 2022 10:53:24 GMT -5
One thing I did once I stopped going to spend Xmas with my family was if it was a year my youngest came to spend Xmas with me I gave him the option of either going with my parents to my Aunt's place. Or staying with me and going to GF's place that day.
He usually chooses to go with my parents. But I get it he goes there there is people his age,distant cousins of his. If he goes with me it is all "Old people talking about stuff from way before I was born."
Hell I am glad he enjoys his time with that side of the family. But he is also more than old enough to know why I stopped going. And he does all he can to avoid the one cousin.
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