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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You stick with your nieces and nephews. They are your family. If dad doesn't want to come, that's on him.[/quote]

Nope. They're being brats. They don't get to manipulate their father or the rest of the family that way.

I understand that they may have reason to be angry. They're still taking out that anger in inappropriate ways.

They need to be told "Your dad's stepkids are also part of the family now. We don't treat family this way at the holidays. If you choose not to come to the family gathering, that is on you. Everybody is welcome."
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For the millionth time. They may have a very good reason that you're unaware of.

If everybody is welcome, can they bring their mom? All of this "faaaamily" and "we don't treat family this way" rings very hollow when you've seen your own parents break up. [/quote]

They [b]should be able to bring their mom.[/b] In my extended family, they would bring their mom if she wanted to come.  She's not a DIL anymore, but she is the mother of some grandkids/cousins, so she's family, too.

My parents broke up.  My cousin's parents broke up.  Family occassions were loud and crowded and there were plenty of exes at them.  The divorcing adults just had to suck it up.  If you didn't like your ex being there with the kids, then you didn't show.  [/quote]

How is this the first problem Thanksgiving for OP parents? The brother got divorced at least 5 years ago- remarried and has step children. Ages?  Brothers ex wife  is remarrying and the guy has a DS. Age?  Brothers 3 kids with ex range from 19-24.  Old enough to possibly do a brief Thanksgiving stop in and go off to a GF.BF house.

Remarrying ex SIL also has parents unless deceased, maybe siblings, and same for her fiance.  His kid wasn't hatched so that child could have a mom unless deceased.

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