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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 325698" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Hang in there Witz. Honestly, you are doing something I have NEVER been able to do....spend a quiet day at hom on Christmas day. This year is looking promising due to scheduling issues (although difficult child will be home <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> ) and I'm kind of looking forward to it.</p><p></p><p>Personally though, my favorite part of her response was:</p><p></p><p><em>Ok, fine, you and Al are making your own plans, but they are not plans that are thoughtful for what anyone else would like to do.</em></p><p></p><p>I almost laughed out loud. OMG....as someone else said, your kids are GROWN!!! You're not leaving them out, you're not ignoring them. You, as an adult, are doing what YOU want to do. I'm sorry but are we as parents supposed to be 80 years old fighting crowds to get the best presents for our 50-60 year old kids? Are we supposed to run ourselves ragged even then cooking for a large Christmas party so that we don't "ignore" our children? (Who by that time, are probably grandparents themselves!)</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry she hurt you with her response but it's her problem, not yours. Enjoy your day. If she deigns to show up, fine. If not, I'm sure things will go smoother that way anyway. Have a good day and enjoy it. Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 325698, member: 2459"] Hang in there Witz. Honestly, you are doing something I have NEVER been able to do....spend a quiet day at hom on Christmas day. This year is looking promising due to scheduling issues (although difficult child will be home :raspberry-tounge: ) and I'm kind of looking forward to it. Personally though, my favorite part of her response was: [I]Ok, fine, you and Al are making your own plans, but they are not plans that are thoughtful for what anyone else would like to do.[/I] I almost laughed out loud. OMG....as someone else said, your kids are GROWN!!! You're not leaving them out, you're not ignoring them. You, as an adult, are doing what YOU want to do. I'm sorry but are we as parents supposed to be 80 years old fighting crowds to get the best presents for our 50-60 year old kids? Are we supposed to run ourselves ragged even then cooking for a large Christmas party so that we don't "ignore" our children? (Who by that time, are probably grandparents themselves!) I'm sorry she hurt you with her response but it's her problem, not yours. Enjoy your day. If she deigns to show up, fine. If not, I'm sure things will go smoother that way anyway. Have a good day and enjoy it. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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