It’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Time to take notice of all we’re grateful for.
I had the pleasure of talking again with Daniel Davis at Beyond 50 Radio. We briefly discussed how rejected parents handle holidays. Maybe you’ll find a bit of the interview useful.
If you’d like to listen, it’s available on the Beyond 50 Radio YouTube channel (through this link).
How rejected parents handle holidays comes down to three basic ideas: planning, perspective, and knowing what you need.
Want more tips and information about how to handle the holidays when you’re facing the issue of estrangement from adult children? I’ve written about holidays since the site’s inception. Here is a sampling of those past articles below. Each one has links to other articles at the bottom as well, so you can click through for even more. Or, if you’d like to search for past articles and find more complete listings, use the site’s search box.
Holiday Help for Rejected Parents: Oktoberfest History
Estrangement and the holidays: Your perspective can help
Estranged: Enjoy the holidays anyway
Holidays for parents rejected by adult children
Holidays when adult children reject parents (post one)
Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. friends (and hugs to all the rest)–Sheri McGregor
Past Interviews:
February Interview with Sheri McGregor
