Here’s the question. When do you start letting your kids in on the New Year’s Eve celebration?
In the past, my husband and I have always employed my father-in-law to sit with the kids while we’ve headed over to a friend’s house for a relaxing late dinner and drinks to welcome in the New Year. The kids were in bed at their normal time and sound asleep by the the stroke of midnight.
This year, however, Maggie — who will be 11 on Jan. 2 — expressed a desire to see in the New Year. It would seem our days of adult only celebrations are of the past — at least until the kids have better things to do on New Years than spend it with their parents.
So the plan is to have over friends with similar age children and see how long they last. We will provide plenty of sleeping bags incase the kids crash before the ball drops. It will certainly be different, but it might be fun.
One thing is for sure, New Years Day will be a little more low key than in the past.
Old Lang Yawn
Betsy Stein | 12/29/09
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Betsy Stein has been editor of Maryland Family magazine since 2002. Her main and most fulfilling job, however, is her family — husband, Chris, and children, Maggie, 12; Lilly and Adam, 11; and Jonah, 7. Before kids, Betsy was a reporter for the Howard County Times beginning in 1991. She covered education, planning and zoning, and courts and cops at various points in her career.
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We have celebrated this way for quite a few years and I like it. It can go either way, but it’s fun to see the kids enjoy the new year. We are trying something new this year too – my husband will get home from work about the time the ball drops and we may or may not have guests, depending on this mom’s energy. Enjoy your new tradition!