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Holiday Drama

worleygirlworleygirl member
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Has it started for you guys yet? I'm already dreading telling my inlaws we aren't going down there (3 hours away) for Christmas. We are going for Thanksgiving. We don't usually go at Christmas but BIL recently moved close to them after living away for 5 years. I know they will want us down there too but I like Christmas at home. New traditions, right?
 
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  • somewierd_personsomewierd_person member
    Luckily our traditions are set and family respects it. In laws on Christmas Eve, just us Christmas morning, the rest of my family Christmas Day. I am looking for the right traditions to start with Ds for his first Christmas.
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  • jhjocelynjhjocelyn member
    We lucked out this year, my brother is the only one who lives far away. This year he is bringing his kids for thanksgiving. My side gathers whenevee he is up, so the plan is have turkey dinner, put up the tree, and the next morning have Christmas. It will be the first time all 6 grankids are together so I am super excited!
    That also frees up actual Christmas for dh's side. They live close, so I plan on hosting so dd can have her first Christmas at home.

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  • NenaMarie84NenaMarie84 member
    IL's live about an hr and a half from us and my parents are 8 hrs away, so we always alternate Christmas with one family or the other. This year is our turn to go to my parents' place so that is what we'll do. However, I've already told them it will most likely be the last year because I want DD (and future kids hopefully) to have Christmas in their own home when they are old enough to know what it is. My parents will most likely come here after that.
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  • aeh8810aeh8810 member
    Our holidays this year are going to be messy. I put my foot down and said I am not going anywhere for Christmas, anyone who wants to come up here can. Wouldn't you know, everyone is coming here for Christmas. My in-laws are flying in from Minnesota and Georgia as well as driving from Eastern Washington. My family lives close by and want to be with DS for his first Christmas too. I am going to have a full house.
    Presents are going to be a nightmare. I havea feeling Jack will be overwhelmed. He is the only grandchild/nephew and everyone keeps saying they plan on spoiling him. Luckily my family gets along with my in-laws, so long as no one talks about politics.
    And on top of that I could only get Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off work so I will be working while my house is full of people.
    On the bright side, I'm hosting Thanksgiving and that will only be my family and my BIL so that is much more manageable.
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  • mommabird77mommabird77 member
    This is why I am so happy my inlaws do not celebrate Christmas.

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  • tylynngrace94tylynngrace94 member
    Well we haven't discussed our plans with the rest of the family so it hasn't started yet but it will. We plan to just stay home so DS can play with his toys and not have to worry about trying to drive in the snow. In previous years we spent Christmas Eve at my inlaws then divided Christmas between our families, they definitely won't be happy with the change. But I figure if they want to see DS on Christmas they can come to us for once.
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  • bensmommy518bensmommy518 member
    We do Christmas Eve with my parents. w
    We go to church and then out to dinner and back to their house for presents.

    We used to do Christmas morning with the inlaws but after we had DS I put my foot down and said Christmas morning is at our house from now on because I want my kids to have Christmas morning in their own home.

    I let the in laws and my parents come over to our house on Christmas morning if they want to watch him open up his presents, otherwise we go to the in laws at lunchtime and spend the afternoon and dinner with them at their house.




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  • LittleMommaBlueHenLittleMommaBlueHen member
    I have just come to terms with the fact that Christmas with my side is not a very likely occurence ever.  It is an 8 hour drive up to New England and the chance of being snowbound.  We did Christmas up there for DS1's first Christmas and almost didn't make it back for the start of the new semester due to snow.  We go up for Thanksgiving and sometimes Easter.

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  • Rebis58Rebis58 member
    H's parents are split and mine are together, so we have 3 sets of parents. For now we'll alternate visiting them (everyone gets along, they just all live far apart). At some point maybe we'll start to stay home for Christmas and tell our parents they're welcome to visit us, but we don't feel the need to do that yet.

    This year we're going to my family. All of my siblings are going to be there (this will be the first year in a while that we'll ALL be there) I'm excited but kiiind of dreading it because my parents' house is not big enough for all of us (they had 4 kids, three of us have partners, two of us have kids, so it's a lot!) My family is loud, chatty, and lots of fun, and it ends up being a bit chaotic. DD is not used to that so her sleep gets all screwed up (especially my nephews - awesome boys but loud!).

    The other issue I'm having is that MIL and SFIL split up a few months ago. MIL doesn't have immediate family (besides her sons) and so for years has spent the holidays with SFIL's family. I don't know what she'll do this year and it's making me sad. SFIL and MIL still get along really well and they have a 14 year old son so maybe she'll still spend Christmas with them for BIL's sake, but I'm not sure. I kind of wish we could have a nice, quiet Christmas with MIL, but my family would be so disappointed and it's too late to change plans now!
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