I have just had a new baby, and also have a nearly two year old. This Christmas is a busy one. On Christmas eve, we plan to spend the day with FIL and SIL, boxing day we are travelling 1 hour away to spend the day with my mum and her family, then on the 27th we are spending the day with my dad and his family. SIL and FIL have also been invited to my mums on boxing day if they wish.
As we are so busy, and we have such young children, I would like to have Christmas dinner just the four of us, watch movies, stay in our PJs and just have some alone time as a family to play with toddler etc. I don't want Christmas to pass in a blur of travelling and hosting.
We have said that SIL and FIL are more than welcome to come on Christmas day morning to see the children if they like, but we would like the afternoon to ourselves.
We have spent the past two Christmas's (sp?) and New Year with them too. MIL died a few years ago, so it will just be those two if they don't have dinner with us. FIL's sister and daughters lives round the corner (they are close and see each other a few times a week), but not really sure why they don't spend Christmas together.
OH told SIL our plans, and she seems to be annoyed. Saying that 'Christmas is for families' and why are they not allowed to come round. I really don't want to fall out over this, and I probably will end up caving, which I didn't want to do. But I am starting to feel really guilty.
AIBU in wanting to spend Christmas day afternoon with just us four? Should I reconsider? Prepared to be told that I am being mean!
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PrawnToast12 · 01/12/2014 21:00
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