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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 271167" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">In my H's family, they don't celebrate any holidays and those that they do celebrate they celebrate barely and badly. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">In 15 years my in-laws have yet to even comment on my or my children's birthdays. They send H a card with a check, but sometimes no one in his family even calls him. Same with Christmas, etc. When we call his mom for mother's day she will almost as an afterthought wish me a happy mother's day as well. They are just like that.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I've always made a super big deal out of birthdays in our home - everyone's. And also, every freakin holiday, whether it is the big ones or the not so big ones. So, in turn, my kids make a big deal too. Regretably, they also still expect a big deal for their birthdays, even though they are are now adults and should be happy with a card and token gift, in my opinion! Hahah. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Moral: Be careful what you wish for! hahaha - </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 271167, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]In my H's family, they don't celebrate any holidays and those that they do celebrate they celebrate barely and badly. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]In 15 years my in-laws have yet to even comment on my or my children's birthdays. They send H a card with a check, but sometimes no one in his family even calls him. Same with Christmas, etc. When we call his mom for mother's day she will almost as an afterthought wish me a happy mother's day as well. They are just like that.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I've always made a super big deal out of birthdays in our home - everyone's. And also, every freakin holiday, whether it is the big ones or the not so big ones. So, in turn, my kids make a big deal too. Regretably, they also still expect a big deal for their birthdays, even though they are are now adults and should be happy with a card and token gift, in my opinion! Hahah. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Moral: Be careful what you wish for! hahaha - [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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