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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My IL's make a big deal about my birthday. My parents don't re: my husband.

My IL's also expect a big deal made for their birthdays.

I prefer my family.[/quote]

My family is low-key about celebrations, ILs are high-maintenance about them and not in a fun way. Everyone follows the script (gather HERE, eat THIS, see THESE PEOPLE) and everyone is miserable. But the script must not be changed because it is tradition!!!

I also prefer my family.[/quote]

Wow!  I  not alone! My ILs, really my MIL, forces the birthday issue and every holiday, for that matter.  So annoying and so stressful!  Example includes FIL birthday occurred when ILs were traveling.  No matter, command performance bday party still happens one month late.  MIL hijacks DH bday, too.  We will celebrate his birthday, DC and I but then MIL insists on a separate gathering for all (we are local) at her house sometime later.  It's like MIL has to bless each birthday with her physical presence for it to count.

Such a hassle that for the past few yrs for my BD I insist that there'll be no party or gathering (that they'll be part of) but it's soured me on BD in general[/quote]

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