I've been part of a co-parenting, consciously uncoupled relationship for about four years now. When we started the kids were 5 and 3. Our divorce agreement had the special section for the holidays. I got Christmas. He got Thanksgiving. That's that. I love everything about the Christmas season -- the decorations, the smells, the movies, the wrapping paper, the food, the cold air, the candy canes and the spirit of giving. My family (meaning my extended family) has always gathered together on Christmas Day and it was something I really wanted to keep going forward. We signed our agreement in September that first year. I was excited for Christmas, until the gravity of my decision hit me like a...
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