Youre guessing wrong. Who says people "NEED" to be w/ family during holidays, especially when seen all the time.
Do you do everything you "NEED" to do, dictated by Hallmark and cult-like calendars? (Easter, Xmas, etc)?
People can do as they please and no-one (but you) has issue w/ it...
I actually feel the same way you do, but it's the opposite at the same time.
I only see my extended family maybe once or twice a year. I roll my eyes when the "Holidays" come around, because it's like everyone is magically connected at the hip, all of a sudden.
However, I always have a great time in the end.
But I only see them a few times a year. If you see them as much as you say, then you better believe that they talk shit about why you are absent, on the most important holidays.
To be honest, I'm getting all "Mr. Scrooge", about the holidays. Not only are they rooted in mostly fake, Pagan history, I have a bunch of over zealous Christians.
The amount of eye rolls over the years.....
