My Dutch in-laws visit every winter and they have this very structured approach to holiday time - meals at exact times, activities planned precisely - while my immediate family is more spontaneous, and every visit becomes this subtle negotiation about whose time culture wins.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two family systems are trying to blend their approaches to time without losing what makes each feel at home.
“Where Are You with Northern European clock culture?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.