� it ultimately is just going to make us sad . these things have happened to they were not pleasant mem- stressed and unhappy , which unhappy . Together , they both sister unhappy . Another ma- make sure you visit both sides you ’ re rushing around from getting to enjoy your vacation being graded in our classes ed by our own families . Even though we won ’ t admit it , we are always comparing ourselves to the people around us . When we see someone ‘ doing ’ the holidays better than us , it is going to make us sad . We need the approval from our loved ones that we are doing the right things and when we don ’ t get it , we become sad . When we compete against each other over who is going to be the happiest , it ultimately is just going to make us sad .
manded . Having this much pressure on us sets us up for failure . Whether the turkey gets burned on Thanksgiving , or all of the lights on the Christmas tree go out during the Christmas party , deviations from expectations causes us to feel overwhelmed and eventually sad . The unpredictability of situations causes us to feel overwhelmed . Both of my family ; needless to say ories . My mom became made my dad stressed and ended up making me and my jor stressor is that you have to of the family . This means that party to party instead of just time . We take a break from and in our jobs to being grad-
When we compete against each other over who is going to be the happiest ...
� it ultimately is just going to make us sad . these things have happened to they were not pleasant mem- stressed and unhappy , which unhappy . Together , they both sister unhappy . Another ma- make sure you visit both sides you ’ re rushing around from getting to enjoy your vacation being graded in our classes ed by our own families . Even though we won ’ t admit it , we are always comparing ourselves to the people around us . When we see someone ‘ doing ’ the holidays better than us , it is going to make us sad . We need the approval from our loved ones that we are doing the right things and when we don ’ t get it , we become sad . When we compete against each other over who is going to be the happiest , it ultimately is just going to make us sad .
Another aspect of the holidays that causes a lot of sadness is being alone . Being alone on the holidays can happen for a lot of reasons , including living in a different state than your family , having your children grow up , or not having family . We ’ re supposed to spend time with our families on the holidays . There are very few happy depictions of people spending the holidays without family . When there are movies about people going on vacation instead of going to the family party , these movies are comedies . This is because it is funny to see people break the societal norms and not conform . We wish that we could have
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