How to Talk to Your Partner About Where to Spend the Holidays
Deciding whose family to see can be difficult even in normal years, and if you disagree about COVID risks, it's harder than ever.
22 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Into Your Own Weird, Perfect Holiday
If you can't go see your family or play charades with your friends, why not smash some decorative gourds in the street with a bat?
How to Tell Your Family You're Not Coming Home for the Holidays
It might be tempting to put this decision off until the last minute, but there are lots of good reasons not to go, and you shouldn't feel guilty.
Thanksgiving Is the Most Annoying Holiday. I'm Already Missing It.
I’m sad-happy to wait until the next time I can be a lashing brute to my parents, then snuggle on the couch with my sister and refill our wine.
If You Love Your Family, Cancel This Year's Holiday Gathering
There will come a season where all of our favorite things are possible again. Strongly consider that this isn’t the one.
How to Make Socially Distanced Holidays Actually Feel Special
Jews have now had all of our major holidays, and have learned a lot about balancing safety and celebration during a pandemic.
How to Have a Safe-ish Friendsgiving This Year
If you take precautions, and if COVID rates are low where you live, a *very* small get-together with your chosen family might be possible.
What to Do If You're Dreading a Whole Month at Home for the Holidays
While staying with your folks from Thanksgiving through the end of the year might make logistical sense, it's a whole other story emotionally.