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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In two decades have you never spent a Christmas with your own family? This is uncomprehensible? Your kids are going to grow up, your parents die and then you have no traditions whatsoever. We rotate, which I suggest you do. Even though you're Jewish. [/quote]

Jews don't celebrate Christmas, so - I speak from experience, as the Jew in my marriage - it won't work to suggest starting your own tradition. For some reason, those pesky Christians really don't understand the utter joy in Chinese food and a movie on Dec 25. ??!!

No real advice, just sympathy. I like my inlaws, a lot, but we have different germ tolerances. My MIL was so so sick this past Christmas. Still, she insisted on cooking, coughed everywhere, etc. You can guess what happened.

That said, five days sounds like a long visit, if you're only driving two hours. Can you cut it shorter, at least? Or if everyone else loves it, can you claim you have to get home for work or to see your mom, and leave the rest of them to fester in germvillle while you go enjoy some alone time?[/quote]

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