What a wonderfully written essay! You were brave—I wasn’t, whatever Grandma told us to
Do—we did. Like it or not! I vowed I wouldn’t do that to my kids. So guess what—now whatever they tell us to do—we do! We never even know what day we’ll celebrate Christmas. Their tradition is having no tradition! Ha! We taught them how to draw boundaries—they taught us how to CHILLAX—Now we go with the flow and it’s much less stressful! Thanks for sharing your story!