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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, OP. I had a similar screw-up this year. We told my mom we wouldn't be traveling to her this Christmas because of our toddler, but that she could come to us. She initially agreed to, which was frustrating because I thought we'd called her bluff (she hates to travel but was doing a crazy anxiety/guilt combo on us about how alone she'd be). After we finally accepted that Christmas would be a disaster dominated by her anxiety and negativity, she announced that she would be coming for New Years' instead. But she refuses to babysit and "feels uncomfortable" with "strangers" (babysitter) around, so now we are hosting friends who we see every New Years' instead of going out with them. And then she pouted about being a burden and how she won't come at all if we want to be with our friends instead, which isn't even true because we told her we'd be home to celebrate with her.

Boundaries for you, now! I wish you'd posted this last week before I forgot to put up some boundaries of my own![/quote]

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