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[quote=Anonymous]Celebrate Thanksgiving as usual, except calling your older daughter to let her know that she is missed.

My in-laws made the mistake of creating a pressure/awkward situation when a family member could not be at every event and it has led to a lot of problems over the years.  If you are lucky, your kids will grow up and have lives of their own and date, get married, etc.  When this happens, they won't be able to go to every event.  It's much better to set the example as a parent of "I love you and always want you here, but am not broken without you" than the example of "We all must be here and if you are not, things will not continue as usual."  Be happy for your older daughter that she gets this experience and for the rest of the family that you get to celebrate Thanksgiving together and give special attention to each other.

By the way, this advice could be totally off the mark since I am biased since my in-laws are so much about family togetherness that it becomes a hassle rather than a joy.  If I am off the mark, please just disregard.
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