� 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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