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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you to to help ensure that the holidays are functional for your kids?  I'm not talking lots of gifts or decorations or whatever, but loving and positive experiences.

There were lots of issues with my holidays growing up (one parent would disappear for days, grandparents would "forget" gifts for my and my brother but give to our cousins in front of us, several alcoholics, etc etc) and I'm trying to be intentional about creating good traditions for my kids.

Some things I was thinking -[b] stay home instead of traveling to see toxic family members. [/b]Invite close, loving friends over for meals. Limit gifts and focus more on experiences (seeing Christmas lights, making cookies).  Make a special Christmas morning breakfast.

Any tips or ideas would be great.  This is hard without much to base it on, and my husband has a similarly difficult background.[/quote]

This seems like the most important one.  Everything else positive will flow from that.  [/quote]

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