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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ppl can get upset. But it doesn't mean you have to cater to their every wish to avoid upsetting them. When my mom was terminally ill (and alone; she was a widow), we made plans to spend that Christmas with her, knowing full well it would be her last one. MIL was upset. And her being upset really affected DH, who wanted to please her and change our plan. I held firm, and it felt good not to give a fig about someone else's emotional blackmail. I will never forget that stupid fight we had over mil. I was ready to divorce DH and be done with his entire family if they did not stop guilting us about Christmas. Know your boundary. Know what kind of holiday tradition you want to establish with your kids, and go about implementing them with grace and conviction. [/quote] They gave you a hard time about spending a Christmas with your terminally ill, alone mother? They sound like awful people. I am so sorry about your mother.[/quote]
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