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[quote=Anonymous]My mother would occasionally do this, she'd wait until the last minute, after we had made plans for Christmas and then want us to come and visit and bring the kids.

I would tell her that we already had plans for Christmas, and that I was too busy beforehand to travel, but if she wanted us to come and visit, we'd be glad to visit New Year's weekend.  For several years, we celebrated Christmas at home and sometime between the 27th-29th, we would go to my mother's and come back on January 2nd.  If she complained, I would just point out that if she wanted us to come earlier, she needed to reach out to us by Thanksgiving at the latest and let us know.  Then we could plan around that.  But she rarely did.

OP--you need to tell you husband and in-laws the same thing.  That they need to let you know before Thanksgiving of any Christmas plans, otherwise, you all can come to see them for New Year's weekend after the fact.  December 25th is only a date on the calendar.  You can certainly celebrate a 2nd Christmas a few days later.  And once Santa has visited, then the kids will understand that the 2nd Christmas gifts are from the grandparents.[/quote]

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