The holiday season every year in a typical family is full of joy, happiness, lots of food, and lots of presents. No matter what specific Holiday one may celebrate, these feelings are all mutual – even if one person may celebrate Hanukkah, and another Christmas. However, what about the kids whose parents are divorced? This is a question that many people, even those with divorced parents, may not pause to think about when caught up in the Holiday Season and all it has to offer. Well, as someone whose parents themselves are divorced, I hope that this article may offer an interesting and introspective viewpoint on the topic matter in question here.
For one, every year, it seems like there is always pressure on both sides of your family to stay with them for a certain Holiday. This can prove to be a difficult choice because, well, you don’t want to make your Mom thinks that you don’t want to spend Christmas with her. Even though I still manage to enjoy my Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays every year, no matter who I’m with, there is still always that nudge in the back of your head that you are letting someone close to you down.
A good idea that ultimately helps to make this not be as big of a deal and a solution that could help many people is to alternate who you are with on certain Holidays every year so it’s fair. For example, this year I was with my Mom for Thanksgiving and I’ll be with my Dad for Christmas, and next year it will be switched. This way, I don’t feel like I am having to make a tough choice and the burden is not on me, as it shouldn’t be.
Overall, with the right solution, having Divorced Parents doesn’t make the Holidays such a big burden. However, it is important to note that not everybody who divorced parents has it so easy and can face some difficult, stressful times. An important reminder to kids with Divorced Parents is that they are never at fault for the situation. Therefore, they shouldn’t have to make a hard choice between two people, because if they must make that choice, then the burden is on them.
Article by Moco Student staff writer Matthew Minton of Quince Orchard High School