What they want instead is heartwarming.
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“Around the time my kids were in first grade, we started hosting extravaganzas. What can I say? It was the era of Pinterest-perfect parties,” writes Holly Garcia today. “It was fine for a while, but eventually, I got overwhelmed, and honestly, my kids did too. And then, a couple of years ago, my oldest daughter admitted that the overwhelming nature of these shindigs was giving her more anxiety than joy.” So they created a new tradition… and it’s pretty heartwarming what her tweens actually want these days.

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