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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Christmas--beyond religion--is about children.

Grandparents at Christmas create great memories for children.

Grandparents don't last forever, but your children's Christmas memories will last for the rest of their lives.

You, your husband, and your children are very fortunate to have both sets of in-laws/grandparents alive and willing to spend Christmas day with you. In order to alleviate some concerns about waiting on the in-laws, why not order prepared food to serve in addition to whatever you like to prepare.

Is it selfish of you ? Yes with respect to your children and to your in-laws it is a bit selfish and clearly lacking in Christmas spirit.[/quote]'

NP. You seem to be one of the people who insist that "Christmas" means "We must celebrate ON Dec. 25, at the very least on the 24th, or it is NOT Christmas and there will be no happy family memories!"

That's nonsense. Christmas does not have to be celebrated on Dec. 25.

Did you miss that OP and her DH have a plan to celebrate around the same period with the ILs? Does the world end and are the memories forever soured if they see her parents on the 25th and his sometime between Christmas and New Year's or whatever? In my DH's home country, this is exactly what Dec. 26, Boxing Day, is all about. Many people spend the 25th with just their own family--parents and kids--then see in-laws, other relatives, friends on the 26th. Or whenever. Because there is no law that anyone has to host anyone else ON the 25th. People can make their own traditions that aren't locked into a calendar. [/quote]

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