Why I Need to Stop Trying to Recreate the Past

Regardless of whether or not my adult children care.

Photo by Chris Briggs on Unsplash

Traditions are important. They ground us in our collective history, bind us together across generations. Some of the traditions we share in our family were passed down to me, but my husband and I have created many of our own in raising three kids together. It’s been a blessing and a curse — joyful…