become difficult to manage, too. They had been buying presents they weren’t sure people wanted, trying to stay within a budget, and worrying about whether their gifts were comparable to everyone else’s.
I hadn’t realized how many people felt that way.
We had all been participating in the same tradition, but that didn’t necessarily mean everyone was enjoying it.
Some relatives seemed relieved that someone had finally said out loud what they had quietly been thinking.
And I felt a little lighter.
Maybe this wasn’t going to be the family
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