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Santa and MIL Vent

sugarplumwifesugarplumwife
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Let me preface this by saying that I am probably overreacting a tad over this situation.  I just want to vent over the internet instead of getting my britches in a wad at my IL's house this weekend.  :) 

Last year when we went back to Illinois for Christmas Elli was only 6-months old so it didn't bother me so much, but this year since she is older it is really bothering me.  My MIL makes a big show out of telling Elli that Santa came to her house.  She puts "From, Santa" on all of her presents and gives her a stocking that Santa filled.  I want Santa to be "our" thing.  I know that sounds selfish and kind of petty but it bothers me.  Those gifts are from Grandma and Grandpa not Santa.  Elli won't really understand this year, but next year she will.  My parents do not do this.  The presents they buy are from them and they do not tell her that Santa came to their house.

Also, it was a vent yesterday and I didn't get a chance to respond but Elli will not be able to sleep the entire time we are there because they are so loud.  They slam the cabinet doors, clean out the dishwasher, yell back and forth at each other, and the TV is loud enough for Santa to hear at the North Pole.  :)

We leave Saturday afternoon to visit them after already attending 3 other Christmas events.  I am pretty sure that my nerves will already be shot and I may end up voicing my opinion and causing a scene so I have decided to vent here instead in hopes that it calms me down enough to not say anything to them (her).

 

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Re: Santa and MIL Vent

  • MrsJMBMrsJMB

    Good for you for getting it out here and hopefully you can keep it in over Christmas :)  

    I'm sure I'll have a few things to say myself.  MIL has tried to change Mass times on Christmas Eve 2 times already.  I just keep telling her - that won't work for us.  If you go then, that's fine we'll see you at grandma's, no big deal.  And then she freaks out.  Insanity.  The holidays should not be this hard.

    I'm interested to see how they'll do Santa over there.  We may be having a big discussion about next year.  

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  • uofibabeuofibabe
    I'm keeping my fingers crossed that MIL doesnt pull this crap when we go up there but I'm pretty sure from seeing other Christmas gifts given to nieces and nephews that they dont write Santa on them!!  Thank goodness!   And I'm pretty sure my mom will not so it's just my dad I'll have to deal with but I'm pretty sure I can get him to just write other characters on them and just not Santa!
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