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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just have DH send out a text saying something like "So good to see you all at the beach! Would love to see you all for Thanksgiving. Monica and I aren't going to host it this year but would be happy to bring that pumpkin pie we made last year that everyone loved. Or, we're happy to meet you all at a nice restaurant too."[/quote]

This. If they push back, I might throw in a reminder that we started hosting because of circumstances, not because we wanted to be the only hosts in perpetuity but it was never meant to become a permanent thing. We’d love to let someone else take a turn with hosting or else go out to dinner.

Keep it light but firm. If they push back again, then say that hosting is fun but it’s a ton of work, and we’re looking forward to a break and a more relaxing holiday.

Sometimes people without kids think that people with kids are the more natural hosts, for whatever reason. Maybe because it’s easier to have kids at home, depending on their ages, or maybe it’s because it’s the biggest number of people in one household, so that seems like a base. There is no reason for you guys to keep posting if you have born in the brunt of that work for the past few years.

Report back on how it all goes![/quote]

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