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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t Christmas Dinner a family experience? If I cook Christmas dinner for everyone, you all are calling me controlling bc I’m trying g to get everyone together at the same time?

If I offer to take my family on a horse drawn hay ride with hot chocolate for the kids I’m a controlling narcissist?

[b]It’s ok not to come. Really. [/b]

I haven’t done this, but honestly, I’m sick of stuff, having to buy stuff, having an obligation to buy stuff, seeing people buy me stuff I don’t need bc they feel obligated.

I love giving  gifts when I find just the right thing for someone.

Give OP a break, she seems perfectly flexible. [/quote]

I'm not sure OP really feels, at her core, it's "OK not to come." The tone of the posts seems rather offended that this part of the family doesn't think attending an event with the entire family is as great as OP feels it is. Maybe OP genuinely is fine if they don't want to come, but we don't know if this part of the family feels they're just tired of having to do an outing every year, especially if they have kids in tow. Maybe just OP hosting people at home for hot chocolate would be more of a break for those parents than having to be up for an event. 
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