Merry Christmas
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- December
- 25
Hope everyone who celebrates it had a great Christmas morning. I wonder how some of you other single parents and divorced parents are juggling the kid duties.
As for me, I put the presents out after my son was asleep as usual. This morning, he woke me up at 7:30 a.m. with the expected—and very welcome—anticipation of a child on Christmas.
Then the single parent issues take effect. My son called his mom, and we waited for her to arrive before he started opening presents. This is what we do every year. As I’ve said before, she’s Jewish, so it’s a holiday I always have with him.
Anyway, we opened the presents and even played a quick game of Clue before she left. Now he’s playing with his presents, particular an X-Box game he really wanted. Next, we’ll get dressed and head to his mom’s for a bit. He has some presents there as well.
(I should add that we had dinner at my cousin’s house last night with my family and some lifelong friends. Being Cuban, our big feast was always Christmas Eve, or Noche Buena, as we call it. It’s important to have that link to my side of the family and I’ve been fortunate to do that every year. Last year I made the meal myself and had my ex, her fiance, his son and some friends with their kids come over. This year, it was at my cousin’s house, as it has been in prior years. As a bonus, we were able to catch “It’s a Wonderful Life” after we got him and before bed last night, which my son had not seen before, believe it or not.
Well, back to today’s schedule: After visiting my ex, it’s off to my girlfriend’s house, as we have presents for her son and her parents, and no doubt there is more for my son there as well. The maybe dinner there with her family, then back here to play with his presents, then bed (eventually).
A bit dizzying, huh? Well, that’s the way it works with these situations. The thing is it appears entirely normal to me by now, and I’ve come to enjoy the growing multitude of required visits, particularly as there are now presents stashed all over the Lower Hudson Valley for my son.
I suppose my point is that it’s an adjustment, but it can become a welcome routine, even if it’s not the traditional series of events that we grew up familiar with. You can sort of make your own tradition, and work in the standard ones where you can. The only rule is make it about the kids.
Once again, Merry Christmas to everyone out there, and my fellow bloggers as well. I hope you’ll all keep reading and chime in at will. Would love feedback. Enjoy the day.
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on Monday, December 25th, 2006 at 11:28 am by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
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I prefer more relaxed holidays….:)