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[quote=Anonymous]I've been pushing my family to do things that I love to do - outdoorsy things like hiking, biking, camping, and trying to push back against the things the rest of my family like to do - video games, playing around with computers, scary movies, making big messes and roughhousing and play fighting. And in the process, we've spent so much money on things that my family doesn't even enjoy, and I've spent so much of my time planning and organizing activities that my family could care less for and I have been trying to carry the enthusiasm for it.

Just realizing how stubborn I've been in keeping with it and to keep on trying to push my children and husband into these things, while they do nothing but complain.  These aren't easy things and activities to organize even with a willing group of participants, and it becomes much more difficult when I am the sole person doing all the work around it.  And I'm looking around at our house and I'm realizing if I got rid of all that stuff, things would be simpler and easier too.  I've also done 80% of the vacation planning, trips that are more outdoorsy, while my husband plans the high-rise hotel type trips which I do not enjoy as much for our family and balk a bit at the cost, but I do appreciate the break of not having had to plan it.

So, I'm giving it all up.  And getting rid of all of our hiking, biking, camping gear.  And maybe there will then be room for an indoor movie theater or something![/quote]

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