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Anonymous wrote:OP here. As an example we go to zoo lights the week before but they don't want to walk in the cold. We do drive through lights on Christmas eve. That they insist on joining in but we have to drive them separately so it ends up just me and kids while DH is in a separate car. We open presents Christmas morning but they like to sleep later. This happened last year so the kids had open presents quietly so as not to wake them. Then MIL woke up and was "sad" she missed it. I spend the rest of morning cooking everyone breakfast and cleaning up Instead of enjoying my family time.

Ok, I am a childless aunt who likes to sleep late and wants kids to be quiet in the morning. And I think it is rude when my brothers let their kids scream like banshees, blare tv etc early in the morning when we are on beqch vacations, etc.

However. I accept that on Christmas morning, if I want to sleep in, I have to get a hotel room.