Yet another year where people worried about Covid-19 and whether or not it’s safe to be around family, vaccinated or not. However Covid cannot be the only reason for not being around family however these days that seems to be the only “reasonable” thing that should keep you from traveling to see family for the holidays. This year my Husband and I made the tough decision to stay at home with just us and our infant son rather then a 2 hour one way drive to visit family on a main road that sees lots of accidents this time of year. Now, I know for some that would be reason enough to stay home and be safe then sorry but for some it is not. Let me add in, we are already experiencing icy roads as is, are in need of new tires on our vehicle for the winter months which have been ordered but unfortunately didn’t arrive in time for Thanksgiving, and deal with the small hassle of having to pack up everything our son would need (food, bottles, toys, extra clothes, etc.) and also set up a plan for our animals for the day. There was many things that went into our decision to stay home, which seemed like a logical thing to choose, right? Wrong! You won’t believe what certain family members had to say about that! “You shouldn’t have frost or icy roads.” “Don’t worry about accidents. You won’t have to leave til 10 am so the roads will be fine.” “ Make your own decision but roads shouldn’t be a concern.” Now I know those comments may not sound rude, but this is a pattern, having to doubt our decision that we already made, constantly judging our home, our vehicles, our pets and our parenting. Wake up Thanksgiving morning, shocker;icy roads and already an accident on the road we were concerned about. Moving right along to a Thanksgiving morning FaceTime call and you won’t believe what is said, mind you it is said to our son “You’re so cute, but you’d be cuter if you were here!” Seriously? After a few more digs towards us that they had to get in my husband and I moved on with our morning and preparing our meal. At first it was a little tough not being around family for the first time in I don’t know how many years but ended up being very nice and relaxing. I’m not saying holidays shouldn’t be spent with family, however I don’t feel like the pressure of having to travel to and from family is necessary especially given certain circumstances. Also, roads run in both directions and the same people shouldn’t feel the pressure to have to travel every year for every holiday. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles anyone who’s reading don’t feel pressured and don’t pressure others for anything. Everyone has their own thing going on and you never know how difficult the decision they came to was for them. Enjoy family while you can and how you can. Would love to hear anyone’s feelings about the subject and/or holiday stories. Feel free to email at jessie2021blog@yahoo.com
Happy Holidays! -“Jessie“
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