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- Thread starter jesserin
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Uponastar
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DisneyBunny
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Hellooooo!
It's FRIDAY!!
It's FRIDAY!!
Uponastar
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Yay! :sohappy:
Sometimes it seems like they threw an extra weekday in there somewhere. . .but eventually Friday does come!
Nope. I'm off to get some things together for a baby shower I'm throwing on Sunday.
4 day weekend! This is great!
DisneyBunny
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Although I'm not looking forward to this weekend...
Sunday we're having a Christmas Inquisition at Marc's parent's house.
Sunday we're having a Christmas Inquisition at Marc's parent's house.
Uponastar
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Nope. I'm off to get some things together for a baby shower I'm throwing on Sunday.
Yay for 4 day weekends! :sohappy:
I'm sure Lizzy loves having Mom to herself!
Uponastar
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Although I'm not looking forward to this weekend...
Sunday we're having a Christmas Inquisition at Marc's parent's house.
Dare I ask . . .
What is Christmas Inquisition? :lookaroun
DisneyBunny
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Nope. I'm off to get some things together for a baby shower I'm throwing on Sunday.
Sounds like fun...
DisneyBunny
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Sigh...
It's Marc's parents, the two of us, his two brothers and his SIL all getting together to hash out what we're doing for Christmas Eve/Day this year.
It's not going to be pretty. Marc's brothers are going to be loud, his SIL is going to effectively bury her head in the sofa pillows while humming "Lalalala", His mom's going to get angry, then hurt, then whiny and pouty, then guilt us all if things don't go her way... I'm likely to cry as soon as we get in the car to head home... it's all happened before.
It's getting difficult to get the "WHOLE Family" together and his Mom hates that, and wants it to be her way, even though she changed plans on us from what we did last year because her mother (Marc's grandmother) "Won't live to see next Christmas." Which they don't know.
I hate the holidays. Is it January yet?
:brick: :brick:
Uponastar
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We had similar experiences with my mother-in-law. It wasn't a holiday if she wasn't the center of attention and everything went exactly the way she wanted it. Those were in the early years though. Eventually she learned to adapt to what others wanted or needed to do.
I learned from that though. My girls have to split their holiday time between their family and their boyfriends families. I realize this and, though I hate the fact that I can't have them for the whole day, I work around their plans. I want them to leave my house happy.
Holidays can be so stressful. . .no point in adding to it.
DisneyBunny
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Whoa... Let me get this straight... you let your kids SEE their boyfriend's over the holidays???
Man... why couldn't I get you for a mother-in-law...
Last year was the first time I've EVER spent the holidays with Marc, during the 8 years we've been together. Not even the years we were engaged.
Hi everyone
I hope I can be that way. The boys haven't said anything about bringing girlfriends yet so I don't have to worry on that part yet. I do know it will be heading my way.:lol: We went through some of the same things. Now his parents are gone so we just do home and my parents.
Uponastar
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DisneyBunny
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I'm sorry. . .what? WHAT?????
Let me repeat that. I've been with Marc for 8+ years now... Last year, the first year we were married, was the first time I've EVER seen him over the holidays because his family never included me because I wasn't "family" yet. Last year was fine, because I now was one of them.
Uponastar
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Just always try to put yourself in their shoes and remember what it was like to be young. Sometimes it's hard. Very. But they can't be everywhere at once trying to please everyone at once. If you don't add to the stress then being with you doesn't become a chore. . .it remains a pleasure.
Good morning, Fishy!
Hello Betty.
Nemo14
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Totally understand your situation Bunny. When my mom used to live up here, we used to fight every year about Christmas. When DD was little, we actually had to visit like 6 or 7 different places on Christmas day - made for one cranky baby! We later adapted it to seeing my family the day after Christmas. I claim Christmas Eve for the 4 of us, but anything other than that is pretty much out of my control....