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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is our family exactly - one side (we spend Thanksgiving with them) is open and warm and lovely, with abundant food, some wine, lots of laughter and games. Pure joy. This is my Father-in-Law & Step MIL.

The other side (Christmas) is the exact opposite. Absolutely no joy. Forced laughter. MIL is weird and controlling. Her boyfriend is kosher with lots of food restrictions. We bend over backward to make a compliant Christmas dinner and he only eats 1/2 cup of food. MIL is weird about alcohol, so no drinking allowed at all. Everyone's sitting and playing on their phones (even the adults). Horribly depressing.

We live it up at FIL/SMIL's house for T-Day, and just hang on for the ride for Christmas. Play our parts and just 'get through the weekend.' The best part is a skype call to FIL/SMIL on Christmas morning when we all wear matching PJs!

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OP here!  Yes this!  Everyone had their phone out, and the television was on.  I shouldn't be surprised, but it was kind of awful, kind of painful.  It was a really really long couple of hours - which I shouldn't even notice, but HELL it is Depressing (capital D for emphasis).  One (happy - not without problems, but clearly with better coping mechanisms) relative asked another (depressed) relative to sit next to them, and the second relative actually refused (they have no history or anything, that is just how it is). It was the strangest thing, you could cut the air with a knife (again, no ill will there, just the personalities are polar opposites, as if one or the other side didn't even care to try). So sad![/quote]

To add, the tipping point was when everyone was practically running out the door.  Bizarre.[/quote]

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