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[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Since we are in a much bigger house this year I invited both my parents and inlaws. My parents said they would rather stay home. My mom wanted us to come to them and she's pouting. What-ev-er. My inlaws gladly accepted our invitation. I think that speaks volumes about my parents vs. my inlaws.

I haven't hosted in a while, but offered to because of Jeff's schedule. Jeff's parents and two out of three siblings are coming. I asked my mother to come because I really didn't want to invite her down for Christmas and I wanted to get a visit over with. (I hate Christmas, last years holiday with just the four of us was the best time that we ever had!)

She told me that she was too busy doing Operation Santa for the Marines to be able to come.

Recently my Aunt and his girlfriend came down to stay with me. (They bought a 30 Amtrack Pass and had gone back and forth across different train routes.) She told me that the Operation Santa stuff would be long done, so my mother was lying to me. (Which I knew.) She and my Uncle were hoping that my mother would come down here for Thanksgiving, because they wanted to take off and go camping, but felt like they couldn't because she would be alone.

So there you go, one person holds six people hostage with guilt for two holidays.

[kayrharris]

Since we are in a much bigger house this year I invited both my parents and inlaws. My parents said they would rather stay home. My mom wanted us to come to them and she's pouting. What-ev-er. My inlaws gladly accepted our invitation. I think that speaks volumes about my parents vs. my inlaws.

I haven't hosted in a while, but offered to because of Jeff's schedule. Jeff's parents and two out of three siblings are coming. I asked my mother to come because I really didn't want to invite her down for Christmas and I wanted to get a visit over with. (I hate Christmas, last years holiday with just the four of us was the best time that we ever had!)

She told me that she was too busy doing Operation Santa for the Marines to be able to come.

Recently my Aunt and his girlfriend came down to stay with me. (They bought a 30 Amtrack Pass and had gone back and forth across different train routes.) She told me that the Operation Santa stuff would be long done, so my mother was lying to me. (Which I knew.) She and my Uncle were hoping that my mother would come down here for Thanksgiving, because they wanted to take off and go camping, but felt like they couldn't because she would be alone.

So there you go, one person holds six people hostage with guilt for two holidays.

So is your mom choosing to spend Thankgiving by herself? Does she know you know
she lied to you? I hope the 6 who feel guilty will choose NOT to, as I really don't see a reason for it.

[minimetoo26]

The only way we've managed to have a holiday with just our kids was to escape out of town. You'd have thought we killed Santa and had him crucified in our front yard. My kids absolutely loved it and it was stress-free, but, oh, the guilt trips....

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Since we are in a much bigger house this year I invited both my parents and inlaws. My parents said they would rather stay home. My mom wanted us to come to them and she's pouting. What-ev-er. My inlaws gladly accepted our invitation. I think that speaks volumes about my parents vs. my inlaws.

I haven't hosted in a while, but offered to because of Jeff's schedule. Jeff's parents and two out of three siblings are coming. I asked my mother to come because I really didn't want to invite her down for Christmas and I wanted to get a visit over with. (I hate Christmas, last years holiday with just the four of us was the best time that we ever had!)

She told me that she was too busy doing Operation Santa for the Marines to be able to come.

Recently my Aunt and his girlfriend came down to stay with me. (They bought a 30 Amtrack Pass and had gone back and forth across different train routes.) She told me that the Operation Santa stuff would be long done, so my mother was lying to me. (Which I knew.) She and my Uncle were hoping that my mother would come down here for Thanksgiving, because they wanted to take off and go camping, but felt like they couldn't because she would be alone.

So there you go, one person holds six people hostage with guilt for two holidays.

So is your mom choosing to spend Thankgiving by herself? Does she know you know
she lied to you? I hope the 6 who feel guilty will choose NOT to, as I really don't see a reason for it.

My mother knows that my Uncle won't leave her alone for Thanksgiving and she knows that she will guilt me into having her for Christmas.

[tlynn78]

I'm hosting about 20 for #2 son's b-day dinner tomorrow night - beef and chicken enchiladas, etc; then 26 for Thanksgiving on Thursday. And twelve for breakfast Thursday morning. I don't stuff, and my dressing has cornbread, sage, sausage and wild rice - fruit in dressing is just wrong.

I love Thanksgiving - almost more than Christmas!


t.

[SportsFan68]

I'm hosting about 20 for #2 son's b-day dinner tomorrow night - beef and chicken enchiladas, etc; then 26 for Thanksgiving on Thursday. And twelve for breakfast Thursday morning. I don't stuff, and my dressing has cornbread, sage, sausage and wild rice - fruit in dressing is just wrong.

I love Thanksgiving - almost more than Christmas!


t.

I stuff with Mrs. Cubbison's cornbread stuffing plus onion, celery, carrots, and some extra herbs. The rule at Casa Sprots is, there is no such thing as too much basil. No sage through, not my favorite.

SteelersFan agrees with T, except no almost. He likes Thanksgiving better than Christmas -- no guilt over getting/giving presents, being forced to be nice to people you don't see, and don't want to see, the rest of the year, just a good family/friends time with food and football.