Episode 6: Holiday Traditions with the Four Amigas

Chatting With My Amigas

This week on the Chatting With My Amigas Podcast we get into the festive spirit and discuss our holiday traditions! We unpack what we do, why we do it, and how our traditions have changed over the years. Tuning in, you'll hear how our cultural backgrounds have shaped our holiday celebrations: from how Christmas and New Year’s Eve is celebrated in Puerto Rico, to having a spouse from a different religion, we’ve found fun and creative ways to integrate disparate aspects of our lives, for unique and memorable holiday traditions. We discuss some of the stress we feel during the holiday season and share our tips and strategies for adapting, like relinquishing control to other family members and allowing ourselves a moment to breathe and just enjoy ourselves. So grab your favorite celebratory drink and tune in for a fun, festive, and reflective episode on our favorite holiday traditions!

Key Points From This Episode:

• We share a rundown of how we feel about and celebrate Thanksgiving.
• Christmas and what the tradition looks like in each of our families.
• How our Christmas traditions change as the kids get older.
• The stress that can come with holidays and some of our solutions.
• How holidays are valued differently in our different cultures and how we navigate that.
• The role that gifts play during Christmas and how we feel about it.
• Our divergent feelings about New Year’s Eve celebrations.
• The excitement of the Three Kings celebration in Puerto Rico on January 6th.
• The envy we feel when we don’t participate in some holidays and why it’s irrational.
• How our parents celebrated New Year’s Eve and how we now celebrate it.
• How we determine our New Year’s resolutions and our tactics for keeping them.

Tweetables:

“It's very hard for some people to say what are you thankful for? And the kids participate, adults participate and I love that it kind of brings the reason and everybody together.” — Michelle [0:11:00]

“So as I've grown older, older, I focus more on cooking, because I truly enjoy it. So then I let the kids do the tree.” — GG [0:22:10]

“My mother-in-law would call and be like, ‘Oh, are you doing the Christmas thing again this year?’ And I'm like, ‘Well, I'm still a Christian this year.’” — Marcy [0:22:56]

“I think family, professional and self. I always kind of look at it like, okay, what can I do to improve, you know, myself as a person?” — Daimy [0:40:07]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Chatting With My Amigas Website

Chatting With My Amigas on Instagram