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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom and brother are visiting (for too long) over Xmas. Need ideas to entertain them and keep my sanity. We are in Fairfax Cty and the two of them will literally sit on my couch and stare at me for 5 days if I don’t figure out what to do with them. And no, neither will offer up anything, entertain themselves, or even cook a meal or lift a finger while they are here. We have decades of family trauma and dysfunction to tip toe around, so I am just trying to get them out of the house once a day for some distraction.

About them:
—Mom is mid-70s. Fairly overweight which limits her mobility. Everything is a production and wants to know “the plan” multiple times a day. Lives in the South so cold weather is also a challenge for her.
—Brother is mid-50s. Single. An unflattering description would be that he’s the comic book store guy from The Simpsons.

I will also have two college-age/recent grad children at home.

Some ideas:
—Husband takes brother and my son to Caps or Wizards game
—I take mom and my daughter to a show. Not thrilled about going downtown with mom, but will for something of interest. May opt for Miracle on 34th St musical at Capital One Hall. Boycotting KC.
—They’ve done various Smithsonian stuff before, but don’t think either has done the Spy museum.

How do you keep family busy when visiting? I wish we could be a normal family, but we’re well past any chance of that happening.[/quote]

University mall theatre
Literally in your neighborhood[/quote]

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