Are you big on tradition?

[Papa Deuce]

This is one area where my wife and I are polar opposites. I couldn't possibly care less about most traditions. Ya wanna eat PB and J on Thanksgiving? Cool by me! Wanna wear white after Labor Day? Go for it. Celebrate "Valentine's Day" two weeks late, so that roses are 50% cheaper? You're a smart shopper!

Don't want to celebrate your birthday? More power to ya!

I say, whatever floats your boat......

 

[JennaTX]

Spoken like a true man, lol!

Holiday traditions (Thanksgiving/Christmas) are very important to me, I think because I remember doing them with my grandparents, parents, siblings, and now with my children.

Birthdays and Anniversaries are also important, even if you don't spend a lot of money, they still need to be recognized.

Right now we celebrate everything, with two young children, they want to have a party every week!

I actually agree with you on the roses for Valentine's Day. Unless you are willing to spend more than $100.00 on roses, they are really horrible during this time. Especially since in our area all of the grocery stores have the tents set up to sell them in the parking lot.

 

[Crazoo]

Nope, not really big on traditions.. don't really need a holiday to sit down and have a good meal with family.

 

[S. C.]

Nope, not really big on traditions.. don't really need a holiday to sit down and have a good meal with family.

ITA

 

[megan4777]

DH's family didn't put the tree up until the night before.....he and his siblings thought Santa brought the tree and the toys/stockings...

My family disagrees with this. Our tree will be up next weekend We hang our stockings and hope for presents

 

[shortbun]

This is one area where my wife and I are polar opposites. I couldn't possibly care less about most traditions. Ya wanna eat PB and J on Thanksgiving? Cool by me! Wanna wear white after Labor Day? Go for it. Celebrate "Valentine's Day" two weeks late, so that roses are 50% cheaper? You're a smart shopper!

Don't want to celebrate your birthday? More power to ya!

I say, whatever floats your boat......

Somebody ask you to help with preparations? LOL!!!! Missed Valentines Day this year, eh? How about the tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving Day? Giving that one up???? I thought not! Depends on the tradition doesn't it? Btw, it doesn't HAVE to be roses. Tulips are beautful in February!!!!

Yes, we have some traditions around our house. Our son depends on them and loves them. He was talking about some of them on the way home from the movie last night with awe in his voice. Traditions make "family" a warm fuzzy memory, imho.

 

[dg39]

For myself, I really don't care either way. Like you said, whatever floats your boat. BUT, I hang on to tradition for my kids. Even though their older, ( 2 are in their 20's and my youngest is still young, at 11) I do all the traditional things, especially for all the major holidays. It brings alittle more excitement in the house. I can't imagine not making the traditional feast for Thanksgiving and not eating/making all different types of fish on Christmas Eve. The more I think about it, I guess I do hold on to all the traditions that are common. I enjoy them and so does my family and friends.

 

[C.Ann]

Used to be, but not so much anymore.. One year my DH and I decided we would spend every single holiday "away" somewhere.. The only day we spent at home was Christmas Day.. We went to Disney, Vermont, the ocean, the Cape, Mystic, etc.. It was a blast!

Now the only real traditions I hang on to are baking Christmas cookies with my granddaughter and watching her open her gifts on Christmas morning.. Anything else I can live without.. LOL

 

[Twinkles6892]

Yep, I need my family traditions. They're now trying to change them. This is how they used to be when I was little.

Thanksgiving - Watch the parade, eat cinnamon rolls, eat dinner, watch Home Alone that night.

Christmas -
In early December we go and see The Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol (We alternate)
Christmas eve, we go out to lunch with my dad's immediate family. Then we go to my Nana's for my dad's extended family present time. Then we go to my mom's aunt's christmas party. Then we go to my grandmother's house and "Grinch".
Christmas morning, we wake up at 4-5, and dad goes down and makes the coffee, and we wait for Nonnie to get here. Then when she does, we do stockings and presents, and have breakfast around 8. Then we go to Mimi and Grampy's house for presents with my Dad's family around 10. Then we go home and lounge around and then have dinner.
Day after Christmas, we go to my aunt's house and have a huuuuge family gathering.

I plan on keeping as many as I can for as long as I can, but no one but me has "time" to get together around Christmas anymore. What are you doing if you don't have time to be with your family?

 

[Sparx]

I don't care too much about tradition.

 

[Marseeya]

I'm not real big on traditions, but there are a few I still love at Christmas. Every Christmas Eve, my parents used to drive us around town to look at the lights, so I've continued that tradition with my family. We always choose one gift to open on Christmas Eve as well.

 

[spacemountain]

I am very big on traditions for everything- holidays, Disney, whatever. I probably drive my family crazy.

 

[cepmom]

I was always BIG into traditions and had a really hard time merging my family traditions with DH's (I had a DD when I met DH) We always had Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom's family and after many years of animosity between my Mom and her sister, it finally blew up. No more Thanksgiving dinner with Mom's whole family, but now I really enjoy going to dinner at MIL's house and my Mom and stepdad are always invited too.

I learned that I needed to be flexible because DH's family traditions were important to him too. So now we carry on traditions that are important to both of us, gave up on others and made some new traditions in the process.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

I am pretty big on tradition-some things DH can take it or leave it.

 

[Daxx]

Daxx's Wife here. We keep Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter very traditional. I will not give up those traditions for anything!!!! We incorporate visits to both sides of the family for the above mentioned holidays. Both sides are laid back but we are grounded in what we do.

With that said, we don't hold to Valentine's Day ... I don't expect flowers, candy or dinner out ... nor do I want it. A nice card will do. Fourth of July and all the other "holidays" are just that -- days. I make them special for my students and my child ... but Daxx and I don't do anything for ourselves. Maybe we'll go to a movie as a family on the closest weekend to Valentine's Day as a Valentine's Day treat ... but that's the extent of it. I'll get DS something Daxx and I don't do much but a card. That's fine b/c there's nothing I really want/need.

 

[Chris2597]

I was just thinking about this the other day. When the kids were little (now 27-20-17) I was very big on tradition....I wanted the kids to be able to count on a family way of doing things....I am not so into the big blowout Christmas thing now that they are older....I would actually love to go on a cruise, tropical week long vacation for Christmas rather than the traditional thing...
When the kids were young part of the fun was the anticipation for the event, now it is I want this or that, open gifts that they already know what they are and it is over.... My oldest dd and her family live in another state and this is her first year not coming home : for Christmas....maybe that is my problem.....I hope I can get the Christmas spirit and joy back once the grandkids get a bit older, both under 2 right now. I just feel like it is spend spend spend....

 

[jekajekalynn]

I'm a staunch traditionalist when it comes to Christmas. lol Thanksgiving...meh... I agree with Crazoo. Besides, my family , inlaws and I DESPISE turkey anyways.


When it comes to Christmas however, I'm really into traditions. I HAVE to decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving, I HAVE to watch Mst3k's Santa Clause movie whilst I decorate. I MUST watch "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" and "Scrooged" before Xmas, and other little kooky things.

 

[Chris2597]

I think I am going to get all of the Christmas movies out and watch them next week while I am off of work....Maybe that will help this glum, no fun Christmas mood I am in....

 

[Papa Deuce]

Somebody ask you to help with preparations? LOL!!!! Missed Valentines Day this year, eh? How about the tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving Day? Giving that one up???? I thought not! Depends on the tradition doesn't it? Btw, it doesn't HAVE to be roses. Tulips are beautful in February!!!!

Yes, we have some traditions around our house. Our son depends on them and loves them. He was talking about some of them on the way home from the movie last night with awe in his voice. Traditions make "family" a warm fuzzy memory, imho.

If I wasn't in charge of making sure one of the games airs I would absolutely give up football on Thanksgiving. I couldn't care less about watching Dallas or Detroit.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Somebody ask you to help with preparations? LOL!!!! Missed Valentines Day this year, eh? How about the tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving Day? Giving that one up???? I thought not! Depends on the tradition doesn't it? Btw, it doesn't HAVE to be roses. Tulips are beautful in February!!!!

Yes, we have some traditions around our house. Our son depends on them and loves them. He was talking about some of them on the way home from the movie last night with awe in his voice. Traditions make "family" a warm fuzzy memory, imho.

Nope. We Just go out to dinner 2 weeks after Valentine's day.