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[quote=Anonymous]We have 2 boys. They are 23 and 25.

This was the first holiday season where both were in long-term relationships. As such, they both celebrated the holidays with their respective partner's families.

I always heard the "a son is a son until he takes a wife. a daughter is a daughter for life" saying but thought no, no, not my boys because we were such a close, tight-knit family. :(

We celebrated Christmas with the youngest the week before because he wanted to celebrate with his girlfriend at her parent's house and then they went skiing for the new year. We celebrated Christmas over New Year's weekend with the oldest and his girlfriend.

Christmas morning was so hard for me. It didn't feel like the holiday at all. A friend suggested, if the boys also opt for celebrating with their girlfriends in the future, that DH and I do something fun on our own, like a little trip.

Or perhaps make plans with another solo couple we know. I guess I underestimated how hard it would be this past year. Does it get easier?

I wish I could go back and be more equal with my own MIL. I'm ashamed that for most years I can remember, we celebrated the holiday with my parents and then celebrated before or after with DH's parents. I asked DH if that upset him at the time or now and he claims no because guys don't care about holidays the way women do.

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