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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live on opposite coasts and we stay home for Christmas.

Growing up, we had Christmas morning at home and then we would drive to Grandma’s in the afternoon so we would have Christmas dinner with extended family. 
In your case, if there was a big Christmas dinner and family was enjoyable to be around, I would do this. Gives the best of both worlds and there is no traffic that time of day, gives kids a chance to rest from the early morning and lots of excitement.

Don’t feel pressured to spend Christmas the way your siblings want you to. If you and your family want to be home, do it.
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+1. In our case my family is in flyover country. DH likes to have Cmas Eve and morning at home, and then we fly out (not too early) to the Midwest on Cmas Day to spend time with my side of the family. It's a good day to travel and a nice way to compromise - IF it is the sort of thing you want to do - but I am a big believer in each family getting to make its own traditions. I have really treasured memories of growing up, waking up in our home with just my parents and siblings, and having our own family Christmas. We would drive a few hours to see one or the other sets of grandparents every few years but we were always home on Christmas morning and it was great.

Your siblings get to pick what they want to do with their families, and so do you, OP. There is nothing to feel guilty or apologetic about.[/quote]

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