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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My SIL and MIL had a dynamic where they decided everything and made all the plans and dh just showed up. It worked for a while with me but then our plans just became too hectic with kids and both our schedules. We can't just show up when other people need us all the time. We like it when our schedules get taken into account.

And then my SIL was really really upset anytime I tried to change anything about holidays. She was upset I rotated holidays between her family and mine. She was upset when I brought a dish that wasn't traditionally on her mom's Christmas table. She refuses to come when I host because she wants her mom to host instead (but then my parents aren't invited).

I'm not pushy, but she is. We still get along great and I just ignore things she says that I don't agree with. If we lived closer, we'd get along great. I'm a bit sad she never married and didn't have kids.[/quote]

I will never understand people that think you are supposed to spend every holiday with one side of the family and the other persons family should just suck it up. [/quote]

Same! What are they thinking? And my MIL not only resents that, she resents the fact that one of her DIL has divorced parents so they split between three families instead of two. I get that it’s a bummer but it seems like that’s the kind of complaint that you should keep to yourself. It’s not like my SIL loves that she has divorced parents. [/quote]

Well that isn't really fair that she only gets 1/3 time with her son because of that. In my opinion the divorced parents should split Christmas. Or the daughter should host for her side and they both come on the same day. [/quote]

No she gets plenty of time with her son. They live close. And as for the sister in law, is it fair that she would spend Christmas with her mom only once every four years because her parents divorced? [/quote]

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