family

Do you force your children to give goodbye hugs, kisses, attention or love to people, EVEN after the child has expressed they do not want to? You can leave your comment at the end of this post. 

Now, to begin with my two older children I can say that I did encourage that behavior, even after they said no, showed no interest, made a huge fuss…. Whatever their reaction was. Mainly because I am from the South and that is just the way it has always been. (insert eye roll

If you’ve ever had to deal with a tense family situation, you know how stressful that can be. It  affects not only your relationship with the person in question, it affects how you interact with the others in your immediate household, too. 

Of  course, there’s  no  question  that  a  toxic  family member will bring  the most  stress  to  you,  your spouse, and kids. 

The holidays are a stressful time for many people. Not only is there more to do, but there’s also a family dynamic that often brings more stress. Siblings, Parents, Cousins...and let’s not forget that uncle who, every year, you wish would just stay at home.

But instead of wrapping one more package this holiday season, why not “wrap up” those pressing family matters that are a source of ongoing stress.  

 This is not fun for anyone, but….

The hubby and I had a date day and we wanted to do something different.  Something that we wouldn’t normally do because of the kids. 

I remember hearing that Top Golf had opened a facility close to where we live. I briefly read about Top Golf online. OK, not really I just checked the price. 

We had so much fun. The price wasn’t near as bad as I thought it would be. (I didn’t read what the price entailed. I just assumed I knew what it meant.)