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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure if laid back is the right term, but I definitely give less sh**s and am better at holding my boundaries. [/quote]

This. Like deciding I never wanted to host thanksgiving again after getting a break for two years during COVID. I used to care to make the effort. But it was so nice not worrying about it, not having a houseful of demanding relatives, never pleasing anyone fully….now we go out and there’s not a single dirty pan to deal with.

Or appeasing far flung relatives. There’s no pleasing them. No amount of our vacation days or money will make them think we are doing enough. So now you get what you get and I answer no further inquiries. [/quote]

I struggle with all of this immensely. I feel like if I don't do these things nobody will, and it bothers me for the sake of my kids. I find that a lot of my stress comes from this: my children, doing what is right for them. It is very often completely incompatible with my own peace of mind.[/quote]

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