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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arrived at MIL's yesterday, and am here for the whole week. Need a distraction from her fretting over cooking (which I am doing all of) and financial planning (which she only trusts DH around).

I'll start:

- House is freezing. MIL considers setting temp to 65 high, and says it's because kids are from south (California). I grew up in Midwest, BTW. I've been wrapped up in blanket since getting here...MIL nearly fainted when I suggested setting temp to 67.
- MIL insists on hosting dinner. Will no longer let me host, which involves travel, nor SIL who is 15 minutes away. But MIL hates cooking and does not have a full size oven...so getting meal together is lots of coordination and drama.
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This thread completely defeats thr essence of "thanksgiving" and highlights how ungrateful , judgmental and selfish we all are.[/quote]

Use your critical thinking skills. I’ll help you this time.

This thread is for people who are either willing to travel (at great expense, taking time off work in some cases) to see relatives and stay with them (often at their request, when many of us would prefer to stay at a hotel), or who are willing to host houseguests (sometimes at great expense of buying food and doing all the work). Therefore, this thread is full of people SELFLESS enough to spend time with family, despite human foibles and funny quirks and discomforts. Otherwise, this thread would be nothing but the smug few who are like, “You sound miserable! WE go on vacation on our own to Aspen this time every year—nothing but peace and fun during the holidays for US!”

So yeah, I drove my family 10 hours, took time off work, and if I want to participate in a lil’ DCUM whinefest, I will. But I’m still here, my kids are still with their grandparents and cousins. So it’s actually you who needs the perspective shift.[/quote]

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