Holidays & Families

[Edwina's Secretary]

I think sometimes it is our expectations. I once remarked that I kept wanting a Walton family holiday when I have the Addams family for relatives.....

[CalliesMom]

We are spending Christmas with my family this year. My mom and handicapped brother flew out to Atlanta and I am heading out there tonight. It has been several years since we spent Christmas with just my family and it should be an interesting experience.

I get along with everyone; however, my mother and oldest brother have issues stemming back from childhood. My SIL dislikes my mother for similar issues and it's great fun to listen to everyone complain.

I think it should be a good holiday though and I'm looking forward to it. It seems like Christmas brings out the best in everyone in my family and then we complain later. I can live with that.

[lizbud]

I came from a large family with many aunts, uncles, and cousins. We
must be in the minority because we all got along very well.Family is very
important to us & we might not all agree on everything, but we are all
individuals, but we are family & we above all,love each other.Only in law
problem I had was a MIL who thought she knew a better way to raise
children than I did.She was from the "let them cry" school and I prefered
to let a baby sit on my lap during meals than cry alone in the bedroom.

[Toby's my baby]

I am so sorry to hear this, I hate when things like this happen.

My grandpa had cancer, and he made out a living will, and it was something about giving most of his money to my dad and three of his brothers (he has four) because they all worked really hard, and helped him out a lot, while the other was sort of like a baby, and didnt do anything. Well anyways, right before he did of cancer, his wife changed the will so her and the one son got all the money and my dad and his three brothers got screwed. well, a big fight broke out, and now i have a restraining order agains my grandma and my one uncle. It is very hard not to be able to see or talk to my grandma. I have had the restraining order since i was about 7, and it will go untill i am 18, then I have to go to court again, and they will deside if it should be "renewed or whatever. "

[CathyBogart]

Icky icky situations. The closest I've had in my family was when my grandfather molested me and my little sister. Some family members were furious at him, others were furious at ME for getting him put in jail, and things have never been the same since, it really killed some of the holiday spirit.

Oh, and be careful what you say about Witches, most of us are nice people.

[KYS]

It is so sad when family can not get along.
Did you husband ever sit down and have a heart to heart
talk why they are so angry at him?

I can't imagine not having my sisters around. We are best friends.