Many of us feel pressure to maintain family holiday traditions because holidays are infused with expectations. A wise grandma told me we need to get over yearning for the holiday traditions of the past and just accept what is.
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Read More »As Susan Rountree eagerly awaited the birth of her first grandchild, she wrote this sweet letter to the baby introducing all the family members and the gifts they will bring.
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