Damn Christmas Decision...

[Princess12]

For the married and/or attached, how do you decide where to go for Christmas... his parents/her parents? I'm to the point that I just want to say fuck it, I'm staying home. Any suggestions?

[imbosile]

Is it possible to go to both?

[Princess12]

Is it possible to go to both?

Both celebrate on Christmas Eve night... 2 hour drive between the two. So not really...

About 2 hours....

[Kelly]

I've wondered about this myself for when I'm married. How far apart do the parents live???

[Mike Lowrey]

For the married and/or attached, how do you decide where to go for Christmas... his parents/her parents? I'm to the point that I just want to say fuck it, I'm staying home. Any suggestions?

I just say fuck it and stay home. Or, you could alternate each year.

[Kelly]

Nevermind... Hmmm. Ya'll can't split up for the night?

[Princess12]

Nevermind... Hmmm. Ya'll can't split up for the night?

I really really really don't want to do that... it's our first "official" Christmas since we've gotten engaged, so both sides of the family want us there

[Kelly]

I really really really don't want to do that... it's our first "official" Christmas since we've gotten engaged, so both sides of the family want us there

I'm totally with you on that one. I'm an only child so I know my parents would all but demand I be there (thankfully they only live like 8 minutes away from Kyle's parents). Are they both at the same time? Spend an hour with one family a little earlier in the day and drive to the other's... Would that work?

[Princess12]

I'm totally with you on that one. I'm an only child so I know my parents would all but demand I be there (thankfully they only live like 8 minutes away from Kyle's parents). Are they both at the same time? Spend an hour with one family a little earlier in the day and drive to the other's... Would that work?

Both start dinner at 6 and presents are at 8.... My mom is pitching a fit that I may not be there for dinner and my grandmother has already said she will be heartbroken... His grandparents are here from Florida and they haven't seen us or my ring sime we've gotten engaged, so they are really excited to toast us at dinner and do the whole gift thing. I am so torn.

[Leisa]

I have to deal with that bullshit on a yearly basis... this year,Brett and I are alone.. we will go to my moms house on the 30th to celebrate Christmas... his mom is moving so she will be too busy...


just wait til you get married, it gets worse with every holiday.. trust me...

[Jimmy B]

why not one christmas eve night, and the other christmas day?

[Doppelgänger]

For the married and/or attached, how do you decide where to go for Christmas... his parents/her parents? I'm to the point that I just want to say fuck it, I'm staying home. Any suggestions?

edit... i cant read lol

We are going to my aunts house because her family doesnt really celebrate the holidays.. i dont really talk to my parents much.. so they're out of the question. And my aunt cooks enough food for a small army

[Princess12]

To make matters worse, I missed last Christmas with my family because we took a cruise as our gift...

[TeeJay]

just go to a neutral site, like say, a strip club

[Princess12]

just go to a neutral site, like say, a strip club

That's what I'm going to do! Thanks TeeJay!

[Kelly]

Gez... That's a tough one!

You may have to split up this year. I think ya'll should go to your family's for Christmas Eve and tell his parents you see them on Christmas. They should be understanding about something like this...

[Princess12]

Gez... That's a tough one!

You may have to split up this year. I think ya'll should go to your family's for Christmas Eve and tell his parents you see them on Christmas. They should be understanding about something like this...

Thanks Kelly.... I hope you're right.

[Kelly]

What do you think you'll do?

[uproot]

just go to the one with the best food


lol... jk.. like others said, just go to one on christmas eve and the other on christmas day... there's not much else you can do, neither side will want you to split up for the day and im sure they will understand the 2hr apart difference

[Leisa]

This is what you should do,


leave early, spend half the day of christmas eve with your folks, (or whoever is closer) and the other half with his... that way you can spend Christmas day together alone

[AtifSajid]

you have to go early to one place, and take the 2 hour drive to the others...thats the only way to make them both happy, but you have to let them know your situation so there not upset for you coming early to one and coming late to another.

I have to do this and both sides understand, but its only a 45 minute drive for me.

[Leisa]

you have to go early to one place, and take the 2 hour drive to the others...thats the only way to make them both happy, but you have to let them know your situation so there not upset for you coming early to one and coming late to another.

I have to do this and both sides understand, but its only a 45 minute drive for me.

ummm excuse me Mr. Sajid... isnt that what I just said?

[kelly marie]

well for us, drews family lives in florida and my parents live in alabama so we went to his parents for thanksgiving and we will do christmas at my parents..

next year we will flip it around and do thanksgiving at my parents and christmas at his it kinda stucks but thats what happens when parents live out of state!

if they are within a few hours driving of eachother i say you should try to make it to both.. it may be hard but being with family is what the holidays are all about right?

[rickgiblin]

ok, this is princess12's fiance' and the whole thing is that my mom cried to me last nite cuse i wasnt gonna be there and she said that he doesnt care if im not there for chrismas day or new years or easter or her birthday but she only wants one day out of the year... chrismas eve. that is all. and my pama.. (grandparent)... was absoutly heartbroken when my mom said that i wouldnt be there. my cousin is flying in from north dakota for 3 days just ot be here for eve, my cousin is leaving jan. 3rd for ny to live. its going to be the last time that we might be together as a whole family. i dont know what to do... i cant leave cuse ive already put mymmom and pama through tears for this... i know im an asshole but i got some heart left. i have no problem going chrismas day with her or anything, all im doing is asking for chrismas eve.

am i wrong for wanting this... sould i feal bad? please let me know if im wrong.

o yea... and i missed thanksgiving and went with her to ellijay for her dads family for thanksgiving then to sneville for her moms side for thanksgiving.

[con]

ok, this is princess12's fiance' and the whole thing is that my mom cried to me last nite cuse i wasnt gonna be there and she said that he doesnt care if im not there for chrismas day or new years or easter or her birthday but she only wants one day out of the year... chrismas eve. that is all. and my pama.. (grandparent)... was absoutly heartbroken when my mom said that i wouldnt be there. my cousin is flying in from north dakota for 3 days just ot be here for eve, my cousin is leaving jan. 3rd for ny to live. its going to be the last time that we might be together as a whole family. i dont know what to do... i cant leave cuse ive already put mymmom and pama through tears for this... i know im an asshole but i got some heart left. i have no problem going chrismas day with her or anything, all im doing is asking for chrismas eve.

am i wrong for wanting this... sould i feal bad? please let me know if im wrong.

o yea... and i missed thanksgiving and went with her to ellijay for her dads family for thanksgiving then to sneville for her moms side for thanksgiving.

for the record, you give in to your mom and you're damn'd for life by wifey to be. give in to the wifey and you're damn'd by mom and the gp's for life.

now which do you have to live with daily

[Leisa]

for the record, you give in to your mom and you're damn'd for life by wifey to be. give in to the wifey and you're damn'd by mom and the gp's for life.

now which do you have to live with daily

thats not true at all...


Rick, I understand where you are coming from... ok,. try this... you and Princess ( dont know her name) go to your moms house for Christmas Eve.. wake up early on christmas day and visit her family.. leave by 3, and you still have that whole evening to yourselves... that way both families win ...I mean afterall.. you can see each other anytime you want

[rickgiblin]

thats not true at all...


Rick, I understand where you are coming from... ok,. try this... you and Princess ( dont know her name) go to your moms house for Christmas Eve.. wake up early on christmas day and visit her family.. leave by 3, and you still have that whole evening to yourselves... that way both families win ...I mean afterall.. you can see each other anytime you want

btw, her name is erinn.... but thats fine with me by all means. my mom doesnt even care if i show up at all on chrismas day, cuse we do everything for chrismas on chrismas eve. we could spend the entire day at her familys house, all im asking for is the eve

[con]

my vote goes to either alternate......and/or one C. Eve and the other C. Day........or split the C. Eve between the two......

[Kelly]

But how does Erin feel about that?

[Leisa]

she should feel fine, since they spent Thanksgiving with her family... just my 2cents..

[Blitanicle99]

So, this is my suggestion.... Thinking outside the box.... Have both of yalls families at yalls place... Thus one big happy family

[Kelly]

OOOOOhhhh... Good one!

[ShooterMcGavin]

driving 6 hrs xmas day....bleh