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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this so hard? You have three three-year-olds! No trip to Colorado; make your own family traditions that include whatever you want. As a family of triplets, your Christmases will be plenty busy and loud even without a ridiculous number of cousins. Find other ways to be connected to your siblings, etc, because they have aged out of the little kid Christmas phase.[/quote]

Because I love my family and want to see them.  I don't want to be he only sibling who doesn't go.[/quote]

Can you just shorten the trip by a few days? [/quote]

Possibly, but I feel like I'm defying the traditions.[/quote]

Look, OP, I get why you're upset -- that would be disappointing, although I suspect much of the disappointment is not actually related to Xmas, but rather to the fact that you think you're kids are getting shafted by your family because they are so much younger generally.  However, you cannot force your parents to change their new traditions for you.

If you've already talked to your parents about this (and I mean straight out, not vaguely wishing for a gift exchange and backing off when you get a "nope" face, but saying "Mom, I love our new traditions, but I'd like my kids to experience some of the traditional trappings of Xmas.  Can we bring back some of that, like the tree, lights and a small gift exchange?") then there's not much else you can do.  You can only control your own actions.  So that's what has to change.[/quote]

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