“not, then consider how this might inform you: Your parent’s disappointment may be a sign they are having a hard time with traditions shifting, and maybe you just need to invite them to come to your house. You aren’t rejecting them, and you are being realistic about your own family’s desire to not spend so much time on the highway. You aren’t being unkind. You are being wise about recognizing your own family’s need to be together at your home and establish your own new traditions.”