“Oh my… you’re getting a little bigger.”
“When are you getting married?”
“You have not finished school yet?”
“Are you having children anytime soon?”
The holidays are supposed to be the best time to spend with our loved ones but, what happens when the people that you care and love are the ones making the best season of the year a sour and not enjoyable one?
Well, here are some tips that can help to set those boundaries and let you enjoy the best time of the year:
- Recognize what you don’t like to hear about.
It is super important to be aware of the comments that may trigger you, and make you feel uncomfortable.
- Do not be afraid to speak your mind.
This may sound a little bit passive aggressive but, if they say something just respond. The answer may or may not be sweet for the ones hearing it.
- If you need to leave, just do it.
If you feel that you cannot handle being in the same circle as them, just leave. At the end of the day, your happiness it’s more valuable than some unnecessary comments.
- If you don’t want to attend, don’t.
As I mentioned before, you can just leave. Well… you can also just decide not to attend, and that is perfectly fine.
- Make this season about you.
You can be who you want to, do whatever you want to do, that means that you are able to let people know how what they say makes you feel. If they don’t respect what you are trying to communicate, cut them off.
Protect your peace and mind, and may this last season of the year be the best one you ever had!