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Traditions
Asked by M.H. from Mansfield
on September 10, 2008
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Hello Everyone! I have a 15 month old son and i am wanting to have some family traditions but did not have any as a child. So i am wanting to see if you would want to ...
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- We have a lot of little traditions, some intentional and some just because, you'll be amazed at what comes about as your child gets older. But mostly ours are as basi...
- Hi M., You are very thoughtful to want to create traditions in your home, even though you did not grow up with any. I think some of the most lasting traditions com...
- we just started one two years ago that no one can interfere with (grandparents relatives etc) we save valentines day for our FAMILY LOVE FEST ( sound creepy I Know but...
Family Traditions?
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on July 28, 2008
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What are some traditions that you have? Whether it be Monday night is always family night or you always do the same something special at Christmastime....
I have 6 mo...
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- We have tons of holiday traditions but I won't list those... The ones my kids enjoy the most are the non-holiday ones. The RED PLATE...(only works if you eat dinne...
- This is one i got from a coworker, and now i've started. every year at christmas they get a family gift of a game, even now when your kids are young, that way you buil...
- My boys are only 1 and 2 so we don't have a lot of traditions yet, but here are the ones we have so far: On Sunday mornings I make a special breakfast and we all si...
Holiday Traditions.
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on November 13, 2010
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What is THE activity that you and your family have to do every year? This time of the year I like to just sit back and remember the Holidays fom past, and what made th...
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- We have a few traditions. We always bake cookies together. Each kid has the sugar cookie they have been decorating for years - one puts the silver dragee on the blue b...
- We have a lot! We watch one Christmas movie every evening in December. We bake cookies. On Christmas Eve we get dressed to the nines and head over to my mom's for t...
- We also have The Christmas Story marathon tradition- classic!
Easter with Meaning
Asked by S.C. from Portland
on April 3, 2009
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Please do not take offense my my question, as I do not assume that everyone feels the same.
I was just wondering if there are any Christian mom's out there that kee...
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- Hello. We have always told our son that the easter bunny and santa claus were games that people play around the holidays (He didn't even know who they were until he s...
- Hi S. We started teaching right from the start that our Easter was the resurection of Christ and the easter bunny is a fun way to find eggs and play games. The story ...
- Just last night I was listenig to Focus on the Family and they were talking about resurrection easter eggs. I would try their website to get information. I think it'...
Question on Halloween/Birthday Party
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on September 9, 2008
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Hi All,
My 5 y/o's birthday is November 4 and we were thinking of having a Halloween and Birthday party in one shot-Halloween is on Friday this year. We thought we...
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- I think it's a good idea, but maybe do a costume party on Saturday night, instead of Friday. Personally, we have family traditions that we do on holidays and I get ...
- Hi A., I think that sounds like a great idea, BUT I know that there a lot of parents that do not allow/want their children to participate in the traditional "trick or...
- Sounds great! Just survey the parents before you plan. I would let my daughter keep my kids out. But I know not all parents will. Ask and you will be surprised. They m...
Heritage
Asked by S.R. from Medford
on November 7, 2010
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What do you do to honor your children's cultural and ethnic backgrounds? Do you think there is a time of their life when this is more or less important (specifically,...
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- i don't believe in celebrating culture we have indian months and black months and hispanic. I am full blood irish dutch and indian and dont celebrate indian culture. y...
- Right from birth... it is a way of living... the language, foods, stories you tell them, traditions, relatives, everything.. in daily life. It is not specific to age ...
- I am pretty much a mutt, but do have a decent amount of Irish and Norwegian in me. I am proud to pass that on to my daughter. What I have done is to play detective a...
Christmas in School
Asked by A.M. from New York
on December 16, 2011
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Ok, so I know not everyone believes in God (including myself) and there are many different religions and such out there. I don't understand however, why you can't have...
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- Because Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in holidays. My sister is a Witness and they have been one of the reasons most holidays have been taken out. School is s...
- I saw your post this morning and knew I would respond later..well here I am...way later. My son came home today all excited because at school he got a letter from S...
- We were having a similar conversation at work today. I remember growing up, we would have a Christmas pagent at our public school. The holiday concerts we sang Chris...
Halloween Diplomacy Abroad -- Can You Help?
Asked by D.S. from Boston
on November 8, 2010
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Since i have read some great Halloween questions and answers here these past weeks, i thought i might ask for help on this issue: My husband is American, so are my kid...
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- I did some research online as well because of some of the things people have said about the basis of the holiday and I could find no reference to human/child sacrifice...
- http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/halloween.html I had to answer your questions, as my family STOPPED celebrating Halloween when we were little AFTER looking it ...
- We had a German foreign exchange student last year and gave her the traditional Halloween experience. She had the best time. The weekend before Halloween we went t...
Small Holidays
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on February 7, 2008
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I have two small childeren 4 and 13 months. I can remember as a child that my dad would always buy us a box of candy for Valentines Day and we always got an Easter bas...
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- I totally understand your point of view. I am married to a wonderful husband (who is a stay at home Dad! I travel with my job and always leave the house on Sunday and ...
- Hello S., Like you, my parents made sure that we enjoyed every holiday possible when were growing up. I reflect fondly upon my years as a child. I am certainly glad...
- Hi S., The bunny alwaus leave a few eggs and a chocolate bunny for my girls in the back yard on Easter, they now espect it and look out for a bunny and as soon as t...
Sabotaging Christmas to Set the Precedent?
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on November 15, 2010
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So here is my deal. We have a house that works for our small family of 3, hubby, me and our 16 year old daughter. We have lived here for 17 years. In the past few year...
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- Just do it as a festive get-together but not as an actual Christmas event. Let them know you're looking forward to having a lovely get-together with them but not wi...
- I just read your follow up: It sounds like you can be really honest with your FIL, and I would do that. I would tell him that you are so close and would love to share...
- Personally I think what you described sounds like a really nice christmas dinner, and your husband feels the same. The holiday to me represents family and togetherness...
