Reply to Another holiday with Step-families and it's just the worst... either stay married or don't remarry!

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "Another holiday with Step-families and it's just the worst... either stay married or don't remarry!"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]OP - just make different plans. Or have a 24-hr rule. It's the same as having to vacay or holiday with your in-laws. Determine how long you can tolerate it, if at all, and suck it up for the people or person you love. Do you work OP? If so, surely you have developed the skills to manage different personalities for limited amounts of time.

Just to share, although I'm not head over heels for my dad's wife, I didn't meet her until my 30s and her kids are odd people, they really like my kids, my dad and don't have the same hangups I do. So we spend a holiday with them, in their crappy and inconvenient town,with their horrible cooking. We all survive, the teenage grandkids watch my kids while I go shopping (happily!) and I even learned about Meghan Trainor last Christmas, so now I'm cool and have a good playlist. Still don't GAF about them, but thankful that such decent folks accept my dad and anything/anyone that comes with that so freely.

It's about perspective, OP. A friend of mine had parents (married 30+ years) who died in a murder-suicide circumstance. Bet she'd take your step parents and sibs any day of the week over that. Please don't shame people who divorce and then pursue healthy and fulfilling relationships. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics