Dear Wendy

I forgot: we also go out for chinese food at some point during the holidays — christmas eve or christmas.

You know, I’ve found that if you aren’t following long-held tradition, the best ones sort of begin organically, out of a sense of trying something and deciding it worked really well and doing it again the following year. Of course, you can also get ideas from other people about things you might like to try, but I would avoid embracing them as a potential new tradition and making it your own until you try it out and see how it works for you and what spin you can give it to best fit your family’s needs and interests.

Here are a few holiday traditions my family has tried and incorporated over the years:

We save change all year long and then at the beginning of december, we cash it in and use the money to buy a christmas tree and a brisket for 1st night of hanukah.

On the evening of the day that we decorate the tree — usually 2 weeks before christmas — drew and I put the kids to bed and then order caribbean food for dinner and drink baileys martinis. They don’t really go together, but that’s what makes it fun.

We light the menorah every night of hanukkah and give the kids a few gifts throughout the 8 nights (not every night).

We have a hanukah dinner of brisket, latkes, and jelly donuts. If the dates line up, sometimes this dinner is on Christmas eve. If it’s not, then we have a roast chicken or lasagna on christmas eve.

The kids get christmas PJs on christmas eve so they’re all PJ’d up for opening gifts Christmas morning. We do the whole leaving out cookies and carrots (and a shot of baileys for santa and his reindeer) on christmas eve.

On Christmas morning, we have pastries early while we open gifts, and then later in the morning i make what my mom always made on christmas morning when I was growing up — biscuits and gravy and fried eggs. If we’re lucky, some friends invite us over for Christmas dinner, and after wards we take a nice stroll through the neighborhood with full bellies and hearts.

What do the rest of you do?

That part was my commentary.

I sent her a link to this thread and she wrote:

Pfftt. Oh so you’re an internet bully too. Love it.

For someone so published to get this few replies , stop embarrassing yourself. You’re such a joke its entertaining.

Keep that post up. Im sure these little sour comments from your fans provides you with much needed ego boost and self confidence.

Have fun with this. You can post as much as you want, comment as much as you like. I still have more financial and mental wealth than you.

Enjoy, little girl.
Xoxo LW

She’s charming! I can’t imagine why her boyfriend hasn’t introduced her to a single friend or family member yet and isn’t jumping on a plane to go live with her and close the 21-hour (by flight!) distance between them.

Fair enough. I looked her up though and she does seem to be a stock broker.

Oh, I don’t mind. Living well is the best revenge. This LW is boo-hoo-hoo-ing that her man won’t move to her (I can’t imagine why!) and, meanwhile, I’ve been happily married for 8 years, together with my guy for over 11, and know that my moving to him 10 years ago had nothing to do with him refusing to move to me and everything to do with our communication and relationship being strong enough to have conversations about what would make the most sense for us as a couple and for our future. Drew would move anywhere in the world for me — all I have to do is say the word. Sorry for the LW that even with all the money she makes and her willingness to financially support her guy, he’s still not interested in moving to be with her. Some love fairytale that is!