I'm 500 miles from home, on chemo for cervical cancer, and writing my thesis. I am not going home again until March. Make the best decision for you. You don't have to justify it to anyone. I plan to spend both holidays alone on a beach.

And don't forget to buy the best Christmas present for your kids: marriage counseling for you and your husband.

Anonymous wrote:Do you want to go? No. Ok then don't. Done and done.

Plus one.

While you do have many good reasons, the one you forgot is that you're an adult and therefore get to make your own decisions.

Do you want to go? No. Ok then don't. Done and done.