re: Shift workers.....dealing with family and missing holidays cause you are working

No. My family isn't selfish. They know that it comes with the job that I do. I have to work this weekend. Good Friday and Easter. Nights.

My family will be boiling crawfish Sunday. I'll go, spend a little time there, say my hellos and then head off to work. Not one person (except my little girl, she hates when I work nights) will say one word about me having to leave. Actually, they'll thank me for co m ing considering they know my schedule.

The only holiday that I don't want to miss will be Christmas. But again, my family understands how my schedule works and will go out of their way to accommodate what we need as far as scheduling.