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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you can do it with nobody permanently emotionally scarred but don’t tell anyone you are doing it because it sounds pretty bad. If you do it, [b]celebrate Christmas the week before you leave,[/b] make it a big deal, and then have the 25th be a normal day for your 5 yo. I’d also consider options like you go away with dh and leave both kids with the nanny ( maybe for a partial week) or you and your mom go for a few days (or a combo of both). [/quote]

This. I get that this is a horrible choice to have to make to go or not. It sounds like your 2 yo will be in great loving hands. It sounds like your 5 yo will enjoy his time with just you guys. "Christmas" is a day on the calendar. For very different reasons, we celebrated "Christmas" one year on a totally different day: we did all the prep and had family come over to sleep over and did all the things. It felt like the 25th in every way except the number on the calendar. It's just a day.

If you would feel ok going without him any other day (and it sounds like you have a great setup to do so), then don't let the random day of the 25th hold you back. 
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