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<blockquote data-quote="Im a Believer" data-source="post: 223497" data-attributes="member: 6448"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Burdened - YES, but not sure what to do about it, other than be a "grinch".</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">My children grew up with traditions at Christmas and there wasn't alot of money so overdoing it really wasn't an issue.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Now that I am remarried and the reality of a very disfunctional first marriage has taken havoc on my children and my life with them - our celebrations of any holiday have changed.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Not all, but espcially my difficult child #2 has not spent a holiday with me in several years. We will make plans for her and her husband to come for dinner and they ALWAYS cancel on me last minute but are in town to stop by and say hi (and pick up their gifts). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">by the way ~ It is always only my daughter - not hubby - and she doesn't even sit down - she allows a picture to be taken of her and I for her scrapbook, grabs the goods and goes.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I have decided this year to not buy for them and if asked I will express my desire to start new traditions by the age old idea of spending time with one another.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I am concerned because my difficult child #2 is due to deliver my first grandchild in February and fear being alienated from my grandchild but you guys are all doing a good job educating me ~</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I have to take care of me ~</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Im a Believer, post: 223497, member: 6448"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Burdened - YES, but not sure what to do about it, other than be a "grinch".[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]My children grew up with traditions at Christmas and there wasn't alot of money so overdoing it really wasn't an issue.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Now that I am remarried and the reality of a very disfunctional first marriage has taken havoc on my children and my life with them - our celebrations of any holiday have changed.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Not all, but espcially my difficult child #2 has not spent a holiday with me in several years. We will make plans for her and her husband to come for dinner and they ALWAYS cancel on me last minute but are in town to stop by and say hi (and pick up their gifts). [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]by the way ~ It is always only my daughter - not hubby - and she doesn't even sit down - she allows a picture to be taken of her and I for her scrapbook, grabs the goods and goes.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I have decided this year to not buy for them and if asked I will express my desire to start new traditions by the age old idea of spending time with one another.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I am concerned because my difficult child #2 is due to deliver my first grandchild in February and fear being alienated from my grandchild but you guys are all doing a good job educating me ~[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I have to take care of me ~[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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