Next year were doing our own Christmas!

[Anonymous]

Because it is so fucking boring in the middle of nowhere and my husband and his family are refusing to leave the fucking house. DD and I went to the grocery store on the 24th because we were bored. Today I am forcing DH to go see a movie and go out for dinner. MIL has already whined about who will eat the leftovers from her over spiced "ethnic" foods. Yuck!!!!

[Anonymous]

ARE not were. Didn't proofread my title!

[Anonymous]

What are the ethnic foods, general tsos chicken? Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ARE not were. Didn't proofread my title!

That doesn't make sense. "Next year are doing our own Christmas?"

[Anonymous]

For them, it's about being at home together. For you it's about being on a trip (which usually means doing stuff). There's a difference in approach. Take your DD places, or go for a walk or run while listening to something on your headphones or chatting on the phone with someone. Catch up on a book. Ask to look through old photo albums of your DH when he was little. Ask your MIL to teach your DD how to cook the "ethnic cuisine," part of your daughter's heritage and what she will appreciate when she's older. Know that the time there is limited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ARE not were. Didn't proofread my title!

That doesn't make sense. "Next year are doing our own Christmas?"

Fuck you. WE ARE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For them, it's about being at home together. For you it's about being on a trip (which usually means doing stuff). There's a difference in approach. Take your DD places, or go for a walk or run while listening to something on your headphones or chatting on the phone with someone. Catch up on a book. Ask to look through old photo albums of your DH when he was little. Ask your MIL to teach your DD how to cook the "ethnic cuisine," part of your daughter's heritage and what she will appreciate when she's older. Know that the time there is limited.

What are you talking about? My mother in law is white. Her ethnic cuisine is taken from cookbooks and she gets the spices ALL wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For them, it's about being at home together. For you it's about being on a trip (which usually means doing stuff). There's a difference in approach. Take your DD places, or go for a walk or run while listening to something on your headphones or chatting on the phone with someone. Catch up on a book. Ask to look through old photo albums of your DH when he was little. Ask your MIL to teach your DD how to cook the "ethnic cuisine," part of your daughter's heritage and what she will appreciate when she's older. Know that the time there is limited.

What are you talking about? My mother in law is white. Her ethnic cuisine is taken from cookbooks and she gets the spices ALL wrong.

[Anonymous]

Op I could have written the same post, minus the ethnic food. I go for a run every day we are there, read books, and plan one date night. I know how you feel.

[Anonymous]

I honestly don't know why people travel at Christmas. STAY HOME and have Christmas YOUR way. Save the travelling for a less stressful time of year.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't know why people travel at Christmas. STAY HOME and have Christmas YOUR way. Save the travelling for a less stressful time of year.

+1

Christmas at the IL's is only worth attending when non-ILs are present. End of story. The minute we got into the car to leave, DH said "WHAT a difference!!!" completely unprompted by me. He was saying that the more his family is "diluted" by other attendees, no matter who, the holidays are that much better. His family is so freaking boring, and they seem to hate each other, there is just so much resentment.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't know why people travel at Christmas. STAY HOME and have Christmas YOUR way. Save the travelling for a less stressful time of year.

That would be great if my husband wasn't a mama's boy who refused to stand up to his parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because it is so fucking boring in the middle of nowhere and my husband and his family are refusing to leave the fucking house. DD and I went to the grocery store on the 24th because we were bored. Today I am forcing DH to go see a movie and go out for dinner. MIL has already whined about who will eat the leftovers from her over spiced "ethnic" foods. Yuck!!!!

I can imagine why everyone LOVES to have YOU around at Christmas!

[Anonymous]

A couple of days of just staying in I could do (a week of that would be W-A-Y too much). I prefer to be able to get out especially when there isn't much inside to do. I agree with others - take a walk. If there are any games - play those.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is so fucking boring in the middle of nowhere and my husband and his family are refusing to leave the fucking house. DD and I went to the grocery store on the 24th because we were bored. Today I am forcing DH to go see a movie and go out for dinner. MIL has already whined about who will eat the leftovers from her over spiced "ethnic" foods. Yuck!!!!

I can imagine why everyone LOVES to have YOU around at Christmas!

Expecting a young family to just hang out and go nowhere for an entire week is too much. Op - a movie and dinner out sounds like a very good idea!