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[quote=Anonymous]My parents and ILs are both like this, which means none of them has ever made a kids birthday party or graduation or any other event, but then they get mad at us when we spend the holiday with the other set.

I solved this by saying “we don’t travel on holidays— too expensive and crowded. Happy to see you guys any other time of year!” And just ignoring the fallout. They have had decades to figure this out, I’m sick of it. And sick of sacrificing holidays (literally the only time during the year when kids and adults have time off from work/school at the same time) for people who cannot be bothered. Done with this selfish BS.

They also like to lavish our kids with gifts that are the wrong age or otherwise inappropriate and them throw a fit if the kid isn’t sufficiently enthusiastic. It’s like, guess what grandma? If you took an actual interest in their lives instead of just daydreaming up ridiculous antiquated outfits for them to wear in your photos, maybe you’d be capable of buying a gift they’d enjoy. [/quote]

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