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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are all these adults?  Is it your parents, siblings and cousins?  Yeah that's to much especially if they are flying in and spending 4-5 days at your house.  They probably feel obligated to come since you have the kids in the family.  I agree the best way is to just say you are making other plans for next year.  You don't have to actually travel on Christmas Day.  Depending on when your kid's schools let out you can return on 12/24 or leave on 12/26.  Invite the Grandparents (just the Grandparents) to visit right before or after the holidays.  [/quote]

Mom, sibling and cousins. Sometimes an aunt. Varies by year. My mom and aunt are close, my sibling and cousins are close. I am close with sibling, that’s it. I can’t have sibling and mom without cousins without causing major hurt feelings, which is not my goal. [/quote]

Are they all from out of town, or just the cousins? It seems like there should be some kind of medium between hosting the entire family including cousins for a week (a ridiculous ask) and your sibling and mom being alone. [/quote]

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