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Holidays coming around, I don't get along with some aunt's/uncle's and some of the cousins , so we stopped the big holiday dinner .
Now spouse , and SIL don't like each other, as well with BIL, amongst other things, so we don't do holidays anymore. Why would I sit through any chance of disfunction or fake smiles? No thanks!
Holidays coming around, I don't get along with some aunt's/uncle's and some of the cousins , so we stopped the big holiday dinner .
Now spouse , and SIL don't like each other, as well with BIL, amongst other things, so we don't do holidays anymore. Why would I sit through any chance of disfunction or fake smiles? No thanks!
No, my sister and I live in the same town and haven't done any holidays stuff in over 8 years. We aren't close and she treats me like crap, so I don't feel bad about this at all. I know it won't change. Unless you want there to be an attempt to change how things are between you I don't recommend getting together. Why would you?
I'm jealous, I believe you are just genuine and honest! I have to do a gathering with my mother-in-laws family on the weekend before the holiday! I can't wait to be home with my dogs and husband for Thanksgiving Day. Father in law is a widower and comes also, but he is very quiet and doesn't cause any drama at all like his ex-wives family! I need to have a countdown for when the gathering is over!
I honestly don't understand why anybody should feel obligated to spend the holidays doing anything that doesn't bring them pleasure. More people should come to this conclusion, I did and have never regretted it.
I don't understand what the problem is. Folks don't get along. Why torture each other?
We live several hours from our families. We don't go to them for any holidays. None of them offer to come to us. Some will bug us to come out, but it's not possible. Notice I said they bug us to come out and not that they are bugging us to come for a visit?
My son ALWAYS spends Thanksgiving with his best friend and his wife. I have NO objections to that. They will be there for him long after I'm gone.
My son doesn't celebrate Christmas and neither do my husband and I.
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