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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they don't want it badly enough to put up with each other, they don't want it badly enough to have it.  I would tell them all that everyone is invited and let the chips fall where they may.  If it's a disaster, you'll know you tried, and then you can figure out what makes sense for next year.

Either that or you flip a coin, then start alternating years.  Yes the first Christmas is special, but second Christmas is a lot more fun, in my opinion, because the kid actually has a clue of what's going on.[/quote]

+1. And as another PP said, just don't have them all sleeping under your roof. Surely they can all deal with it for a Christmas Eve dinner and gift opening the next morning. They won't even have to struggle through chitchat about the weather, because the baby will be the main topic of conversation and admiration! Just have good Christmas movies lined up for everyone to watch if things get quiet or awkward. Maybe bust out the cards for a nice game of gin rummy. Etc.[/quote]

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