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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My spouse insists on spending Christmas with their family. I should have nipped this in the bud early on in our relationship (I am not Christian, so spending Christmas with my family is not a priority), but now I'm kind of pissed about it - Christmas would be an ideal time to take a long vacation, to spend time together in our home, etc...This year, due to weather, we spent Christmas morning at home and the kids and I agreed that it was awesome. ...we only spend a few days with his family :roll:[/quote]

The OP elementary school children don't want to see the GP.   Any GP to GC gifts can de delivered to OP house and opened on arrival.  If only one in the OP family interested in Christmas stuff is the DH, perhaps he solo flies or drives to distant non-local parents?  OP and kids can travel and DH travel to meet up with them on the 26th?  Maybe the $ spent by GP on gifts should now be cash or the ever popular and useful Amazon e gift card?

It is winter and weather happens plus travel is expensive since there can be full bookings. Bad weather in one location causes flight changes and cancellations in other locations.  Travel and/or the DH going solo to his parents could also remove any decorating obligations OP has felt compelled to participate in because of the DH.

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OP specifically said that her kids do like spending xmas with their grandparents, though.  Are the presents a part of the fun, of course they are.  There are so many things that are fun about Christmas for kids (and everyone who celebrates honestly), seeing family, special foods, decorations, presents, xmas music and movies, I could go on and on.  Could OP transfer all of this fun to her house, of course she could, but that isn't what she is asking to do at all. She is asking to skip almost everything fun about xmas and travel instead to make herself happy.  This is such a very selfish impulse from OP.

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