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[quote=Anonymous]It's tricky. I would say growing up we did a 50/50 mix of Christmas at home and traveling to the grandparents for an extended trip. I know it was an area of contention for my mom, as she wanted us to have some memories at home, but my grandparents were 100% unwilling to travel to us. So the years we were at home, we just didn't see the grandparents at Christmas. With a small family, this of course also caused her a ton of guilt.

Now, I am 36yo, with one 5yo. My husband is Jewish, and not really into Christmas. I would say he "tolerates" it. We've been together for 11 years, and we've next to never done Christmas at home, but with the kid on the scene, we have without fail gone to my parents every year. It's stressful, and I don't love it, but it is nice for me to be able to compartmentalize the holiday to Christmas happens at "Nana and PopPop's" house. This past year, my daughter started asking more questions about us having a tree, and decorating and what not. So eventually it might be something I take on more of, but it's hard to say where we are going with it. [/quote]

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