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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Jewish angel is tough, since you can't split the holidays since his family doesn't do Xmas.  I'd still ask if you can plan to attend your family's every other year.  You might have to be prepared to give up Xmas with your family though and stay local for that.  Just bring it up for next year.  Float the idea now.  Gently.  Don't push it, just throw it out there that you've been thinking about it.

I also like the offer for you to host everyone (both sides).  That could help shake it up and get everyone out of their routines, including your inlaws.[/quote]

As someone who is part of a mixed-faith family, I disagree that the in-laws being Jewish makes this more complicated. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two separate holidays and should be treated as such. Thanksgiving can be alternated, Christmas spent with OP's family, and then perhaps OP and her family pick one of the Jewish holidays when they will travel to the in-laws to celebrate. Depend on how OP's in-laws value the holiday, they could either travel out for some part of Chanukah on a weekend to be with the in-laws, or could travel out earlier in the fall for Rosh Hashanah. OP's family's Christianity shouldn't mean they completely lose out on a separate secular holiday like Thanksgiving.[/quote]

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