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Hi and welcome to another episode of a Dad's Path.

Today we're going to talk about how to have a winning holiday season.

The holiday is as we know it can be intense, they can be stressful, we're trying to create

the perfect memories.

Great meal, gifts.

And the fact is your kids just want fun, they want to bond with you, they don't care

if the food's overcooked, if your gift is laid, if your in-laws are annoying you, they'll

just remember the bonding experiences and traditions that you create together.

So I thought I'd put together a few sort of tips or things that have worked for me in

the past to have a successful holiday season because it starts from within.

And where I start is managing expectations, number one, both yours and others.

Everyone has an idea in their minds of what the perfect holiday looks like, the probably

of ideas from your youth or ideas that are the opposite of your youth, whatever it is.

And when things don't go exactly as you want, you know, you'll feel stressed and that

stress is real.

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