# 14: Stop Letting Your Attorney Screw Up Your Holiday Schedule

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Podcast: [The Ugly Truth of Divorce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ugly-truth-of-divorce-7690600)
Published: 2026-03-24T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8875928
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Fair warning: I'm already heated and we haven't even started. This is the episode where I drag every attorney who thinks "parties will share holidays" is an acceptable sentence in a legal document. You know what pisses me off? Holidays are SIMPLE. Christmas is December 25th every single year. It's not a mystery. It's not complicated. Yet I'm scrolling through my groups at midnight seeing parents post screenshots like "Help - I have no idea when I'm supposed to get my kids for Thanksgiving" and I want to scream. After a decade of reading absolute garbage parenting plans, I'm convinced there's a secret attorney meeting where they plot how to screw you over during the most emotionally charged time of year. "Let's make it vague! Let's leave out the times! Let's make them call us when it's the holidays and they're already feeling like shit!" Well, I'm done watching good parents get played. In this episode, you're getting the blueprint for a holiday schedule that actually protects you: ✓ List your damn holidays (all of them) ✓ Put the start and end times (non-negotiable) ✓ Add the superseding clause that saves you thousands ✓ Skip the birthdays (controversial, I know - listen to find out why) This isn't about being nice to your ex. This isn't about "working it out." This is about having a parenting plan so clear that even your delusional high-conflict ex can't twist it. Because you deserve to know when you have your kids without needing a law degree and a flow chart. Stop paying attorneys to interpret basic pickup times. Stop letting guilt and shame ruin your holidays. And stop settling for confusing bullshit when the solution is literally just a simple table. You just got certified in holiday schedules. You're welcome. Here’s What You Can Actually Take Away: List Every Sing…

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