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Mar 22, 2023
8:20:50am

gangbusters Starter

You're not alone

Lots of people in my ward (that's a local congregation of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints divided by geographic proximity) are gone to exciting locales. We're staying home and doing stuff locally. Kids can't always get a dream vacation every time. They'll live.

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gangbusters

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Time

Spring Break Woes...

FulhamUte

3/22/23 8:14am

Why is it a battle?

kccougar

3/22/23 8:16am

Comparison is the thief of joy

Nakedbootleg

3/22/23 8:17am

and is also the reason so many are in crippling debt.

VACOUGFAN

3/22/23 8:18am

And why many have mental health issues.

RootieBoy

3/22/23 9:30am

You're not alone! (Meant for OP)

justAnotherCoug

3/22/23 8:56am

I sometimes feel bad for those

Jimmy Rocket

3/23/23 1:37pm

The smart move is going to all of those places during non peak times.

Blueto

3/22/23 8:19am

This. Spring Break is an awful time to travel to popular tourist destinations.

stenso

3/22/23 8:20am

Spring break is an awesome time to travel to international destinations

silk

3/22/23 8:32am

Sounds like it's time for your kids to make a gratitude list.

PokeMAN

3/22/23 8:20am

I just worked all week instead of going camping at the lake.

FieroCoug

3/22/23 8:20am

You're not alone

gangbusters

3/22/23 8:20am

Thanks!

FulhamUte

3/22/23 8:26am

I was just joshin' with the ward explanation thing.

gangbusters

3/22/23 8:43am

Just ask them if they use their vacations to review their progress on following

Shihan

3/22/23 8:45am

RE: You're not alone

Nakedbootleg

3/22/23 8:55am

Say it one more time . . .

gangbusters

3/22/23 9:08am

You need to change the way you view what's important

chismoso

3/22/23 8:20am

family is all going to Vegas in part for a spring break Taylor Swift concert

OU Cougar

3/22/23 8:20am

Nope! Month end. I’m only going because I have Good Friday off as a work

JohnnyC

3/22/23 8:27am

Definitely not this time of the year..

FulhamUte

3/22/23 8:28am

Yes.... Yes you are! ; )

BlueTeach

3/22/23 8:21am

I was pretty upset my friends all drove BMWs while I only drove a new Honda

Hypnotoad

3/22/23 8:22am

We never did anything like that for Spring Break, your family should be able

StarMan

3/22/23 8:22am

We did absolutely nothing.

cougaman

3/22/23 8:23am

It's not a competition--it sounds like you have a fun getaway planned

DC12

3/22/23 8:24am

Social Media is a plague. Stop trying to keep up.

The Dark Knight

3/22/23 8:25am

Why is Heber a bad thing?

JohnnyC

3/22/23 8:26am

Oh, it's not...

FulhamUte

3/22/23 8:27am

Nice! Maybe we will😂

JohnnyC

3/22/23 8:30am

Let me count the ways

Nakedbootleg

3/22/23 8:43am

I don’t know why but much of Utah has a “keep up with the Jones” mentality. Good luck with that.

kalifi

3/22/23 8:26am

Its not just a Utah thing, it is everywhere.

The Dark Knight

3/22/23 8:28am

I’m not sure why people think that only exists in Utah.

WDaddy

3/22/23 8:30am

In some areas it is worse. It seems bigger in the Utah or California than the midwest IMO.

Baron

3/22/23 8:36am

Imo it's primarily demographics and where people live. Utah and California are both young states and

CSoul

3/22/23 8:44am

It is everywhere, but Utah I think is worse than most

LargeTalons

3/22/23 8:41am

My experience having lived in many places. Utah was the worst by far,

Acorn

3/22/23 8:54am

This is a good point

The Dark Knight

3/22/23 10:34am

Social media evens this out a lot. You surround yourself with the same people

SUAVO

3/22/23 10:38am

Its more of a problem in Utah and among mormons than anywhere else.

Backcountry

3/22/23 9:30am

It's easy to compare yourself to someone who is just like you in every way

LargeTalons

3/22/23 8:30am

Why do people think this is specific to Utah?

SUAVO

3/22/23 8:34am

And if you only knew how many people go into debt for those trips.

Adwight

3/22/23 9:21am

Doing nothing this spring so can do other cool stuff this summer.

3/22/23 8:27am

My kids just want to go camping but with this weather............

IGotAverageGifs

3/22/23 8:28am

Sounds like saying no more often might be a good thing for them.

mkg

3/22/23 8:29am

I'm guessing your Rose Bowl vacation sucked, and it's turned the kids

SJS

3/22/23 8:29am

The Rose Bowl/Disney vacation was a blast...

FulhamUte

3/22/23 8:34am

I don't recall ever going on a vacation over spring break. Either with my family growing up, or with my own kids.

Perseguir

3/22/23 8:30am

Stop trying to keep up with the Jonses

Indy Coug

3/22/23 8:33am

Heber and Midway are fun. Sounds like you had a great trip over Christmas.

Doogal McCougar

3/22/23 8:39am

Sounds like your kids have been hanging out on CB.

Pepe

3/22/23 8:39am

...what's good for you is good for you regardless of what other people do

Belboz

3/22/23 8:44am

Never done anything for spring break. Kids go to grandmas house while we work.

BNcoug

3/22/23 8:46am

Drives me nuts when my kids act entitled to be world travelers.

VenomFarmer

3/22/23 8:47am

Wait a year or two.. This next recession is going to drain some of wallets

byukarl

3/22/23 8:48am

My kids have already traveled to a lot more places in their first 10 years of

federer

3/22/23 8:53am

RE: Spring Break Woes...

kimdaddy35

3/22/23 8:53am

Not going anywhere. On the plus side my kids dislike traveling.

hydrocoug

3/22/23 8:54am

I grew up on a farm. There was no such thing as spring break

TheLoanArranger

3/22/23 8:56am

I would just tell my kids that we aren't rich like them. Same for everything

Acorn

3/22/23 8:59am

We're not even doing anything. At least your doing Heber.

fattycoug

3/22/23 8:59am

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kookahs

3/22/23 9:00am

Looks like you’re family travels plenty. California, Midway, and Hawaii 2x…

3/22/23 9:09am

Try to find another fun place you can travel to where Utah will lose. Too bad basketball season is over

byuTX

3/22/23 9:10am

My second grader told me that all her friends

3/22/23 9:11am

As others have said, comparison is big in Utah. Partly because Utahns know their

NYC and Japan

3/22/23 9:12am

Dont compare yourself to anybody else. Live for you.

Backcountry

3/22/23 9:28am

Because of this I have muted my family members and friends on SM that flaunt it.

Adwight

3/22/23 9:35am

The worst is when they try to motivate others.

BNcoug

3/22/23 6:05pm

There used to be a time and generation which would be embarrassed flaunting

byukarl

3/23/23 7:40am

Many of these people who go on expensive vacations say they don't have money

Shihan

3/22/23 10:30am

Gloating and flaunting money or experiences comes from a place of insecurity

cougarsnooty

3/22/23 11:13am

Your kids need new friends if that's the only way they can be happy.

TailgateU

3/22/23 4:01pm

I wouldn’t even sweat it. You’re family has done more luxury vacations than most

BringYourUltimate

3/23/23 6:36am

I have 5 kids and a sole income for our family. We don't go anywhere ever but

Cougphysio

3/23/23 7:16am

Amen.. his kids will be less titled and more functional in the adult world

byukarl

3/23/23 7:43am

Your asking a group of people who likely didn't get a spring break in college...

Powerbait DPM

3/23/23 2:14pm

True, we actually had to go to class and study to earn a degree.

Shihan

3/23/23 8:24pm

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