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Dominyka Proškėnaitė

Family Tired Of Hosting Ungrateful Relatives For Christmas Decides To Cancel

In a perfect world, the holiday season would be a time for rest, reflection, relaxation, and above all, spending time with your loved ones. But unfortunately, the reality is often different. And anxiety, frustration, and stress are common guests in households during the holidays. Especially if you’re the one running holiday errands while your relatives are just complaining all the time.

Sometimes you need to say that ‘enough is enough’ and start enforcing some healthy boundaries. That’s exactly what one woman did. She opened up to the AITA online community about how her ungrateful family members made her decide that she would no longer be hosting Christmas in her home. You’ll find the full story below.

Meanwhile, Bored Panda reached out to George Taktak, the founder and CEO of ‘How Mental,’ a charity, app, and social media project touching on important mental health issues. He shared advice on setting boundaries and dealing with holiday stress.

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