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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh?  According to this pattern, when your kids get married and have kids, they won't come to your house anyway, because they will want Christmas in their own home.

Also, I will absolutely have holiday traditions to fall back on.  My traditions are not location-dependent.  I can still bake cookies, have a Christmas tree, decorate the house, prepare a nice meal--just as I do now.  My kids will absolutely be able to come home for Christmas, and enjoy the same activities that we currently do at the grandparents' house.  [/quote]

This works if you have a role and a say in how Christmas unfolds at your parents' or in-laws.  If you are at the mercy of the hosts' view of how Christmas should be done, and you are practically just a guest and a bystander, it's not that easy.  [/quote]

This! So many of us are bystanders to Christmas. Especially in an inlaws house. At my parents home I do have control and get to give input on what we eat and I make sure to include my dh and kids. Inlaws don't include me or grandkids at all. Their 7pm dinner is past my kids bedtime and they're miserable even. Sometimes there isn't no magic at parents houses. [/quote]

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