Holidays & Families

[G535]

I can't offer any advice as I have no family left but after reading this and a lot of similar stories I really think I'm better off than most.

Make the best you can of the situation and have a happy Christmas anyway!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I'm sorry Kim. Good luck.
I think a lot of families are like that in one way or another. I love the Christmas season so much, but I dread the actual Christmas day when we have to spend the day with family.
First We'll go to Justin's parents house. We don't talk to any of them too often, in fact we just found out the other day that Justin's sister and her husband were living with Justins parents, we had no idea. I don't even know how to discribe our relationship with Justins family, Justin and I are totally different from them. One of his sisters and her husband are so tightly wound that practically everything offends them.
Then we"ll go to my parents house where my grandma will be. She loves to give hidden insults, especially to my mom. She'll say something like- "Oh Linda (that's my mom) what are you cooking?" My mom will tell her Turkey, then my grandma would respond with something like "oh, that's what that is". That's not the best example, but you get the idea. She'll say things like that all day.
Our last stop of the day will be Justin's Aunts house. This the worst stop of the day. We only see that family once a year on Christmas. I hardly know any of them and Justin doesn't like any of them. There is a lot of tension there because of a horrible "family secret" that everyone knows about, but no one talks about. It's the reason we only see them once a year. We usually stay there about 45 minutes, long enough to make an apearance and leave without seeming too rude.

Good Luck to everyone this Christmas!