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[quote=Anonymous]We almost never get Christmas party invites. Basically if one of our existing close friends throws a Christmas party, we'll get an invite. We don't get invited to neighborhood or school community parties.

Guess what, it's fine. We are generally very busy during the holidays anyway, doing things with just our family as well as outings with friends like ice skating at the Sculpture Garden or doing Christmas Tea with some family friends and our kids. I do not feel deprived for social opportunities.

Holiday parties are not that fun usually. We used to throw them back before Covid and kids and it was a ton of work for a couple hours of fun. Someone (or more) would drink too much. There'd always be one person who wanted to stay even when it was clear everyone was done and we wanted to go to bed. Clean up is a chore. I know I sound like a Grinch but it's just not as great as it sounds. Doing smaller gatherings with people who are real friends, rather than hanging out with dozens of acquaintances and making small talk about jobs/schools/travel (where people will inevitably be weirdly competitive because this is DC) just isn't that great.

Does this make you feel any better?[/quote]

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