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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a single mom and an immigrant and sometimes we visit family with a more traditional setup but sometimes we don’t. 
I don’t care; my son can figure out how to do holidays when he grows up. One favor I can do him is not expecting him and his family to visit me or host me. So yeah. [/quote]

His future wife will appreciate the blank slate so she can carry on her traditions and her family will get every holiday. Good for her, I guess.[/quote]

It’s truly fine with me! I can spend time with my son outside of holidays.
Heck, I’ll probably be retired and have a ton of flexibility. 
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Yeah, my in-laws are like this. Holidays aren't important, birthdays aren't important, there isn't much that is important to them and every day is like the day before. So, we rarely see them because we like to celebrate milestones, observe holidays, spend time with family, so we are mostly with my family. They miss out on so much, but I guess that's ok with them.[/quote]

+1. I hate to say this OP, but I think when your kids get older you’re going to regret this lack of effort. [/quote]

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