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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 744826" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>SWOT, that’s a great idea, and we already do this for Thanksgiving. So far Mom is pretty resistant to moving Christmas dinner but it looks like my celebration with my kids is likely to end up being separate and not necessarily all together. I’m just struggling with this general feeling that we will always be playing second fiddle to E’s in law’s family. I can move Christmas, or celebrate with them separately, but I can’t do fancy all paid vacations with all the kids that take up every bit of everyone’s vacation time so there is nothing left over to do anything else with anyone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Which seems to be the trend. Since they live nearby and don’t have to work, I’m anticipating they will dominate the grandchild relationships when the time comes, too. I’m just feeling rather jealous, insecure and bitter about it all... not attractive, I know, but there you go. Or maybe it’s just easier to focus my feelings there than my growing panic over S. E is my one and only ‘easy’ kid out of the four and I just feel like I’m losing her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 744826, member: 23349"] SWOT, that’s a great idea, and we already do this for Thanksgiving. So far Mom is pretty resistant to moving Christmas dinner but it looks like my celebration with my kids is likely to end up being separate and not necessarily all together. I’m just struggling with this general feeling that we will always be playing second fiddle to E’s in law’s family. I can move Christmas, or celebrate with them separately, but I can’t do fancy all paid vacations with all the kids that take up every bit of everyone’s vacation time so there is nothing left over to do anything else with anyone. :confused: Which seems to be the trend. Since they live nearby and don’t have to work, I’m anticipating they will dominate the grandchild relationships when the time comes, too. I’m just feeling rather jealous, insecure and bitter about it all... not attractive, I know, but there you go. Or maybe it’s just easier to focus my feelings there than my growing panic over S. E is my one and only ‘easy’ kid out of the four and I just feel like I’m losing her. [/QUOTE]
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