Ever felt like the woman in the image somewhere around Christmas?

The holidays can be tough and from where I sit, it’s often much harder on women than men. Seems like you get a whole lot of extra work put on you and not nearly enough help to do what is expected.

The only way to change this is to say that dirty little word – “no”. Say no early and say it often. Say it like your sanity depends on it! Say no to more parties than you can enjoy. Say no to providing food/snacks/cookies for a dozen or more events. Say no to doing the Christmas day rounds and hitting every family member in driving range. Say no to Christmas with people who don’t like you and/or treat you badly. 

And when your husband asks why, tell him in blunt but kind terms. Tell him you want to enjoy the holidays this year and that’s only going to happen if you do less. If he has his heart set on some of what you have said no to, then he can figure out how to make it happen. He can pitch in and help. He can tell his mom if she can’t be nice to you that he will get up and leave. 

And if it’s true, tell him you want to do less so the two of you can spend more time together, including having sex between the 15th and New Year’s Day.

~ Paul – I’m XY, and yeah, we are rocking to Christmas music around here!

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