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[quote=Anonymous]I think with more time it might be comical to look back at how incredibly awry our Christmas went this year, but for now, I'm still recovering (so excuse typos) and not much feels petty or ripe for a thread like this. Maybe next year for more of those details :lol: but for now, I offer this:

Nobody can ever be sicker, more tired, in more pain, or otherwise suffering more than my father. Never mind he "loafs" or sleeps literally all day. On our Christmas trip we left our DCs (4 and 8) with my parents for a few hours in their hotel suite. My mom had a ball, playing all kinds of make-believe games with them, which was delightfully surprising because she's partially disabled and never was a playful mom. I go to pick up the kids and they beg to stay, another delightful surprise since they only see my parents 1x/year and aren't that close/attached. I said, "well, we don't have concrete plans, so I guess you could stay if Grandma and Grandpa are OK with it," only for my dad to swiftly and forcefully interject that "Grandma and Grandpa need to take a rest, we'll play more later" (to kids' and Grandma's disappointment). The man "rests" ALL FREAKING DAY and sees his only grandchildren once a year...for a few hours a day during the visits, because REST! I said, "Dad, we all traveled, we're all tired, you've been resting for almost two days and never see them," which he responded to with an icy glare and some nonsensical grumbling to justify why he's the MOST tired. :roll:

In the same vein, on Christmas day I gave everyone matching flannel PJ pants for a family photo. He begrudgingly put his on but took them off ASAP, chucking them into a corner of my brother's bedroom before retiring to rest at his hotel. When I was like, WTF, he got mad and huffed that his "sensitive skin gets very easily irritated, PLUS I HAVE ECZEMA ON TOP OF THAT!" I just cannot...even... 😂 ugh, must laugh not scream![/quote]

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