Does NE1 else dread the holiday drama?

Re: Does NE1 else dread the holiday drama?

• destea1 member

  November 2008

  Luckily this year I'm mostly getting out of it because we're not spending Christmas w/ the ILs. They're very very fundamental religious about it and we're super laid back so I always stress to the max when we're spending our Christmas with them. Last year I was actually stressed from Feb on. Silly, I know, but I went to their church once and it just pissed me off.. I won't go again and it causes drama that seems unnecessary. Hopefully DH will just go from now on when we're up there, he can take DD if he really wants to. Bleck.

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• Mrs.Saxy member

  November 2008

  ugh, I wish I could say "This holiday with you this year, my family the other holiday and then we switch"

  NO, MIL HAS to see her son and DS (I guess me too) every fricking holiday.  She got mad that she didn't see DS on St Pat's Day.

  Next year we'll all be in Disney together for Tgiving and you'd think that this year she'd let me just hang with my family. NOOOOOO, split time.  And does DH agree with me?  NOPE, he doesn't understand why it's such a big deal.

  
  
  
  
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• destea1 member

  November 2008

  Oh man that wouldn't fly.... I wish I could steal all of the holidays w/ my folks but I'm trying to be fair LOL. I'd neeevverrrrr spend all of the holidays w/ DH's family! MIL be damned!

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• RenDC

  November 2008

  I know I should count my blessings, but my MIL has gone from staying with us for most of the week of Christmas(yikes..) to only coming Christmas Day. ?I feel really bad for DH because he thought his mom was going to be here for DS's first Christmas Eve/Christmas morning, but I guess SIL complained(as usual), so now MIL will be with them Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. ?They're only coming here for Christmas dinner, apparently. ?He sounded really disappointed when she called yesterday. ?I guess I should be glad I don't have to deal with SIL's craziness so much, but poor DH...?

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• Dressage99

  November 2008

  Lets see....

  My mom cheated on my stepdad, and they are getting a divorce. She also abandoned my little sister and left her to live with her dad. My grandparents just found out, even though this happened months ago.

  My dad is divorcing my stepmom and their families are fighting.

  My aunt had cancer - althouogh its not drama, its still sad and she is is going throgh treatment.

  There is some other sillyness, but I try to ignore it. Turkey day will be at my sisters house. I don't even want to see my mom, and my dad will be in a boat in the gulf.

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• Bloomiemom member

  November 2008

  I'm thinking there will be some political drama at our gathering tomorrow.  A couple of years ago, I missed the Terri Schiavo battle royale at Easter, so I'm ready
  

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• iHeartJoe

  November 2008

  not in-law drama here, it's my own extended family...who we're spending thanksgiving with (eek!). i swear every time we have a family function someone ends up in tears!
  

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• teacherjess member

  November 2008

  Mine's here now...just arrived with FIL and a sleighful of old crap to give us!
  

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• destea1 member

  November 2008

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• Mrs.Ganja

  November 2008

  I start getting anxiety around October 1. Though MIL and rest of ILs live 10 mins away and haven't come to see our DD since she was 5 weeks old, there will be a total meltdown when the find out that we want to do xmas eve with them and have my fam over on xmas day. big fun.

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