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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, update:

I wrote this message to my bro:

As I said already, it would be better for our schedule if you could come Thursday (anytime of day) to Sunday (you can leave first thing in the morning). I will take DD out of school early on Friday so we have more time. We are returning from a two-week trip (on Jan. 1) and need to prep a little for two straight weeks of guests (Mom and Dad) and get DD back in the school routine after two weeks off.  This way you overlap multiple days with Dad and Mom being here and we can spend Christmas Eve together as a family. I think this is reasonable.

If you absolutely feel that you must be out of here before Sunday, you could leave on Saturday around 5 p.m. and we could have an early Christmas Eve dinner (and do it for lunch). I could live with you coming Wednesday and leaving Saturday early evening, if necessary. Coming on Tuesday, Jan. 2, just won’t work though.

You know the answer I got: We are not coming. I think he is being absolutely ridiculous. He is the one who did not prioritize coming to see us for Christmas in the first place and then expects me to be the one to completely bend to his wishes and not compromise (I personally think he does not want to come at all and being difficult and making demands pretty much guarantees he can get out of it).

I think he is being unreasonable saying he only wants to come on weekdays and refuses to be here on a weekend day...especially when for us Sat is Christmas Eve and Sunday is Christmas Day. [/quote]

I wouldn't want to visit you either.[/quote]
+1, not everyone can take off Christmas.  Its a lot more in terms of flights too.  Why not be flexible?  Your kid is 6.  You are way overthinking this.[/quote]

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