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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well I for one am delighted not to host TG this year. MIL and SIL (her daughter) are politely disputing who gets to host. But either way, not me thank goodness! SIL wants to show off her ginormous new McMansion, but I could not care less. More power to her. I will be watching the parade in my PJ’s and show up wth my side dish at the appointed hour.[/quote]

1) Why do you think SIL "wants to show off her McMansion"? Why does wanting to host = "I want you to be jealous of my house" vs. "I would love to host you and share hospitality and good cheer with you"?

2) Even if SIL is excited about her new home--isn't that a good thing? Doesn't that make sense? Isn't it nice that she wants family to be part of that big moment in her life, a new home that she loves?[/quote]

Because she literally NEVER wanted to host before this even though her previous home still had plenty of room. Like I said, I don’t mind, as long as I don’t have to cook. She can duke it out with her mom who is not ready to give up hosting. They tried to pull DH and I into the fight and we said “just tell us where to be and when, and what we should bring. The rest is between you two.”[/quote]

Maybe she was self-conscious about her old house, especially as you and your mom seem like you don’t like her much. Why don’t you stop judging her and support her for once? I’m so glad my SIL is welcoming and caring toward me.[/quote]

Why are you so hung up on this? I DON’T CARE who hosts as long as it’s not me. And it’s not MY mom. It’s HER mom. She is my husband’s sister.

Why do people fight about who gets to host? They should fight about who gets to NOT host.[/quote]

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