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Christmas and families

missimaxo
missimaxo Posts: 397 Forumite
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edited 13 September 2012 at 3:19PM in Marriage, relationships & families
... Sorry please ignore!

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  • Pee
    Pee Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    You can say bring a dish. Ok, so your grandad can't, but he will bring some wine, so that is his contribution. It's fine to say I want contributions and I need to know what it is so we don't end up with three turkeys and no potatoes. Do ask them to bring a bottle as well, it stops them drinking what you are having.
  • Eurk Christmas must really be getting closer!
    Metranil dreams of becoming a neon,
    You don't even take him seriously,
    How am I going to get to heaven?,
    When I'm just balanced so precariously..
  • Faith177
    Faith177 Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    Eurk Christmas must really be getting closer!

    99 days apparently :beer:
    First Date 08/11/2008, Moved In Together 01/06/2009, Engaged 01/01/10, Wedding Day 27/04/2013, Baby Moshie due 29/06/2019 :T
  • eeek!








    I do love Christmas though :D
    Metranil dreams of becoming a neon,
    You don't even take him seriously,
    How am I going to get to heaven?,
    When I'm just balanced so precariously..
  • Shame I didn't get to read the original post. Never mind!
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £18,886.27
  • What.... ????
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Shame I didn't get to read the original post. Never mind!

    I'm ask my christmas dilemma if ypu like?

    My parents separated this year. One lives with dh and i, the other lives at home, both are here for christmas, it will be tense but ok i think.

    Dh sister isin europe this christmas for the first time in a few years. I do not like her much, but dh undertsnadably and rightly loves her and i wholeheartedly support him in that. Her bf is also in europe in another country (could not get jobs in the same place). I think its likely they will go to one or other set of parents, but should we extend an invitation to them both for christmas or boxing day or something? I think christmas day, with my parents risks being tense, do i go ahead then and deal with it all on one day or do i staggar it so we do my parents on christmas day and dh's sister and bf on boxing day? (there is a nonety percent change that sis won't come, but if we extend an invitation i need to know i can stand by it).
  • whitewing
    whitewing Posts: 11,852 Forumite
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    lir.

    It's Christmas, invite them all. They can talk to each other then and ignore those they don't want to chat to much.
    :heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    missimaxo wrote: »
    ... Sorry please ignore!

    There are times i try and ignore some of my family.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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