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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand. Easter isn't a holiday to her so it's nothing to give.

If you were Jewish and celebrating for Passover or Muslim and celebrating Eid no one in their right mind would ask you to give it up for a secular good old time with them. Explain that this is your tradition for your holiday and again, she is welcome, but you will have to get together another time. Re-invite her, if she says no propose a new time, and be done with it. Your DH should be handling this. [/quote]
Easter is a holiday for anyone. Everyone can hunt for eggs, eat chocolate bunnies, and have ham and deviled eggs.

This is a power play and the MIL wants to manipulate and control. [/quote]

I realize this. We "celebrate" with baskets and a meal but are not religious. It sounds like it means nothing to her and she doesn't celebrate at all.

Or OP, does she celebrate in a secular way? [/quote]
Yes! Last year she had a little basket with baby toys and claims she has one this year. She just won’t attend because we are religious and she feels our day is religion-focused. [/quote]
"Mom, Easter is a very important day in our family's spiritual life. I understand that you do not want to attend church, and I respect your beliefs. You are welcome to join us for the egg hunt, etc. I do want you to understand that we will pray before our meal, and there will probably be some other times when people speak about faith related things. If you are uncomfortable with that, we will look forward to seeing you another time. If you want to participate in Easter with Little Larla, you need to understand that this is not a secular occasion for us. We will not be trading off celebrating in a secular/spiritual way. Let me know if you'll be joining for any part of the day."[/quote]

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