Children Of Mine Please Answer The Holiday Text

Send us Fan MailI send a very honest “children of mine” text because I want a holiday with my adult kids, and it sparks a bigger truth about how family traditions change as we age. We talk through the grief and the logistics, then lay out simple strategies for building a new holiday that prioritizes connection over perfection. • why holidays shift when kids grow up and families spread out • the hidden grief of changing traditions and why it is normal • asking what everyone wants before making plans • letting go of the exact date to get more time together • creating new traditions that fit your family now • simplifying the “Hallmark” holiday and dropping perfection • telling the truth without weaponizing guilt • planning early to cut stress and cost Your survival challenge of the week is before the week is over, contact the people you hope to spend the holidays with. Don't do not announce a plan. Ask a question. Try something like what would make the holidays fun for you this year? Or is there a way we can get together sometime for the holidays? Where do you want to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas? Then just listen.