I suppose it happens with all families. Suddenly children are entering teenage years and adulthood and Christmas just isn’t as easy as it used to be. No one wants to sit around a table eating so much they burst and presents have turned into a confused consumer trudge that some of us really cannot afford. Yes, we do enjoy seeing each other, but when you are trying to manage a budget you really could do with a quick Facebook Happy Christmas, and an extended lie in in bed. Not travelling 400 miles up the motorway in bad weather to sleep on Auntie Nellie’s couch with her flea ridden poodle. Thankfully in our family traditions develop and we adapt , nothing is set in stone anymore. Laughter is important and yes it’s fun to laugh at ridiculous traditions.
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