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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Continued…wait a minute, if your husband is not working I am sure that he is doing all of the moping, sweeping, guest room prep, bathroom cleaning etc so you can relax a bit while you meal prep….right?[/quote]

DP.

You hit the nail in the head. It's amazing how people on this board are so careless with family members and then they start threads complaining g about how grandparents don't spend time with grandkids.

OP has transfered her DH problem to his parents. So the guy can get all of the items you listed done on the previous day. Or Op can hire help to clean up this once. It's cheaper than feeling guilty on Christmas eve and having your in laws feeling insulted. She could have told her DH to get the room ready the day before and them take the inlaws out when they get there. Or she could put a TV in the guest room and make DH spend time with them in there.

There are a million other options than the one OP chose. I have pretty bad eyesight and I do not drive at night. If i can avoid it, I don't drive in traffic either because it's so stressful( bad eyesightin day time as well). If my DIL told me to come much later, I would offer to cook some of the food at my house before I came over. And I am pretty sure OP would complain too her Inlaws started bringing  food over.whole thing sounds so absurd.

I am in my thirties, and I cannot imagine telling someone not to come too early on Christmas eve of all days. I would rather not cook and other junk than be that ridiculous. What was Op expecting? Them to say "OK see you at 5 boss." You got what you deserved with your thoughtlessness.
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