Here’s another tip for managing step-stress at the holidays. Be flexible.
This tip is especially important for newly formed stepfamilies because everyone has their ideas about what to serve at Thanksgiving and how to decorate for Christmas. Being flexible means that you keep some traditions but you’re willing to modify, combine, or completely drop others. All while trying to invent new traditions for your new family. This is going to take a while. Be patient. Be humble. Be flexible. And you’ll get there.