Why do I always get sick on holiday?

Your vacay is turning into family therapy

“People have all sorts of stresses in their families, so they think they can fix these on their vacation,” said Tinsley. “It’s an unspoken goal or pressure.” This approach to a vacation can become taxing and take the joy out of a time that should be relaxing. Vacation should be for the lifting of stress, not the added burden of addressing big relationship problems. It’s okay to demand alone time on a family vacation. Tinsley says you can still get quality family time without making it feel like a mandate by doing activities that seem intrinsically important to your family.