Parents, how do your teenagers feel about holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc)? (teens, divorce)

[xxblue100]

I am more than a teenager now but still a young adult and I love holidays. You get to eat, drink, socialize with relatives you barely see, and take a break from the stress of everyday life. My cousins all feel the same way, but one of them was saying to me, "I think we're the exception at our age. All of my friends were complaining about today being Easter because they had to get out of bed and actually talk to people." I thought about that after and it turns out a lot of people I know my age are like that too. They have no issues in their family, but they dread the holidays all year, because they know they will not be able to sit in bed all day and watch TV, but actually have to go out and interact with their relatives. How can people be so lazy and negative? I never bothered to explore the issue because I have better things to do, but am I really the exception as a young person that I actually enjoy the holidays and interacting with my relatives? Is everyone else so miserable that they just want to be left alone?

[Indygrl84]

I love holidays and always have! I guess i along with my core group was never a "typical" teenager i guess. I was happy, social and never really bored. Guess i am still a kid at heart.

[Mattie]

I'm sure there are teens that dislike holidays just as there are teens that enjoy them. Not all families have warm and fuzzy relationships, and not everybody has extended family nearby.

My kids seemed to enjoy big family gatherings, they have lots of cousins close in age. If those types of celebrations still happened, I don't think I'd hear any complaints. But, the kids are grown and moved away, and death and divorce have pared down the numbers considerably. We no longer celebrate holidays.

[Mrs. Skeffington]

When my kids were growing up, and even as teenagers, we did lots of "nontraditional" things on holidays. We usually saw relatives and celebrated with family on the day before Christmas and Christmas Eve, then went to a movie Christmas day. The long weekend Easter break was usually spent on a mini vacation somewhere...Easter morning both girls had an Easter basket full of candy left on the table in the motel room. They'd eat candy in bed...rule was, "Eat what you want and don't get sick". Then we'd go off somewhere to spend Easter Sunday...lots of places were open. Once, we went to the zoo in Pittsburgh (free admission Easter Sunday), another time it was Niagara Falls, another time it was the Gettysburg Battlefield. When they were teenagers, and you'd think they'd start to balk at these little trips and want to stay home, they still wanted to go!

[MKB0925]

My kids both teens love holidays and spending time their cousins, aunts and uncles.

[CGab]

I have a tween and she still loves holidays! She might not believe in Santa anymore, but she still enjoys getting gifts! She just went along with searching for eggs and a basket for Easter so not to spoil the fun for her younger sister!