Nobody wants a stressful vacation. Destress vacation with a few simple tips. Here’s a quick story to illustrate the point.
Vacation time is here. At least for my family.
Married to a twin, we often vacation with our extended-immediate family (my wife’s sister and her family – we live across the street – yes, it’s a real thing).
That means twice the fun but sometimes means twice the tension. Especially on travel days. There can be so much stress tied to a travel day. Amma-right?
- Playing Tetris with packing your mini-van in the 95-degree heat (yes we have one and if you did you would never go back).
- Grabbing lunch in a mask-required world.
- Finding out Waze needs an update since you drove anywhere 4 months ago.
- Trying to figure out the elaborate code system to your amazing new condo while managing a gaggle of kids and all of the formerly (expertly I might add) packed luggage.
Destressing tips for you:
- Don’t take things personally – everybody is having a crappy moment
- Emotions are high (and usually the stakes are low) so don’t poke the bear. This is not the time to tell someone they always (you finish the sentence – just not out loud).
- Build a family culture where you can all hit the “Reset Button” and say you’re sorry for acting like a jerk.
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IMPORTANT:
Apologizing is only allowed for things YOU have done.
Saying, “I’m sorry for being rude when you did _______.” is NO BUENO.
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Apologizing properly is taking full ownership. “I’m sorry I acted like a jerk. I’m sure it wasn’t helpful and probably stressed you out even more.” sounds about right.
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If you’re wondering who in our little party I’m talking about… it was all of us (except the kids, of course. Wee angles they were). We all literally sat down and had a moment where we said, “Let’s hit the reset button. I’m sorry for _______.” It made a huge difference (and it helped to have our first vacation cocktail in hand too).
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