40 year old dh went to visit his parents about 10 days before Xmas. They were going away with his niece and nephews for a week abroad then staying at their house 200 miles away.
As dh leaves his dad starts to cry. He's crying because dh isn't going away with them (he has been a few times but doesn't enjoy it) and he won't see dh on Xmas day.
Is it reasonable to think that the tears are ott? Last year we went away with them and spent Xmas with them. We've had an awful year and also needed a break so we went away for Xmas too to get away from the hype. It was booked last minute, they had already made their decision and booked their holidays and arranged to go to bils.
I think his dad secretly wanted him to ditch his plans with me, jump on the plane and go to his brothers for Xmas without me
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user1485778793 · 31/12/2017 01:18
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