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[quote=Anonymous]It is hard to be joyful when others are discounting your needs in favor of their own. My SIL and I have pretty different traditions too, and we always accommodate each other in the areas that matter most to each of us. We can simultaneously enjoy and laugh at each other's traditions because we accept that we are different. It is much harder when it is a one way street. So, how about finding some parts of their traditions that you like and focusing on those, and being joyful about your relationship with DH, then saving something special for the two of you to do before or after the family get together that will be the seed of a new family tradition of your own. Then you can either replay that tape in your head during dinner, or sit quietly, looking forward to it.[/quote]
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