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[–] Master_Foo 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

What about that tradition where everyone has too much eggnog at Christmas and then everyone starts yelling at everyone?

I mean, every family has that tradition. Don't pretend like yours doesn't.

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[–] Mr_Wolf 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

It was a great tradition until that one uncle started fucking everyone over with his pyramid schemes and pitting everyone against each other.

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[–] Master_Foo 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago 

I had an uncle like that. Only instead of a pyramid scheme, he just waited until we passed out after eating the Thanksgiving turkey. Then, we woke up on an unknown island and had to fight off 100 meter tall gorillas and dinosaurs to get back home.

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[–] 10413541? ago 

My family got together every year, called my grandmother a whore, screamed a lot and then didn't get together again until the next year. Now they're all dead.

Pray you have better traditions than I do.

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[–] 10413562? [S] 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

In that case, you should use them as an example of what not to do. Nobody has a perfect family- a lot of overlooking needs to happen to keep the bond strong.

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[–] Obama_BinLadin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If this statue were made today it would be one fat dude passing another fat dude a giant dildo.

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[–] ChapterJuni 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Really working on building anew. My inlaws don't get along well with my mother and we all live in the same town so its hard. Since kids are back in school I've been talking with my nephew about the holidays, he was only three last year but he remembers breaking through the red and green streamers to get out of his room Christmas morning and his Christmas books. I raided the thrift store and his Christmas count down was opening a new book every night in december til Christmas morning. He had to pick one out of a big stack.

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[–] Nadeshda 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

True and as a rule of thumb kids learn most from their fathers with a supportive mother to reinforce these good traditions and if you have none build some together.

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[–] Master_Foo 4 points -3 points (+1|-4) ago  (edited ago)

The best thing about that attitude is, you can make new traditions that are actually enjoyable. I mean, how many times have we had to paint Easter eggs... you know... just because.

In my household we've replaced Easter with "Bring daddy a beer day". It's pretty good. We still do the Egg hunt, but the eggs never got painted or never even left the chicken coop for that matter, so it's pretty much the same as every other day.

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[–] Nadeshda 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Lol, do you live in this sub or something?

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[–] Amadameus 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Came here to say this! Just because it's not a family tradition yet, doesn't mean you can't start one.

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[–] Nadeshda 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Yip take what's good from the past and build on the future. :)