I have three kids ages 12, 9 and 5. It's looking like Christmas is going to be on a really tight budget this year. I am already starting to feel down about it, espe...
Hello - here is the background. I have two sisters from my Mom and Dad, my Dad remarried and has two children with his new wife. So Dad has 5 children total. We are n...
My main reason for coming on here is to get some perspective on dealing with in-laws on the holidays. For the past ten years, my husband and I have always come to h...
OK, I was so happy and proud that I had finally broken the bad news to my mom that we would not return home of the Christmas season. I had shared all of the reasons t...
Yesterday I answered a question and mentioned that I practice delayed gratification with my children, and another poster said she felt sorry for my kids. So, I am wo...
Okay, I don't normally plan this much in advance, but it's something that's really monopolizing my thoughts at this post-holiday time... I have a 5 year old boy who ...
All our family is out of town. My parents will be driving down to spend the holiday with us, but otherwise, everyone else is mailing presents to us. We have a bunch...
My brothers and my husband and I are ALL sick and tired of our family's feuding over the holidays. I'm super laid back; the girls spend every other holiday with their...
Hi All,
If you've read any of my previous posts, then you know that I have a rocky marriage and two small children. Anyway, I can't get into any holiday spirit th...
My husband wants to go several hundred miles away for Thanksgiving to visit his extended family. It is basically their family reunion. They live all over. We have not...
