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"I've never not spent Christmas with my parents"

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DontGiveAwayTheHomeworld · 24/12/2013 11:57

AIBU to be angry at DH? He won't even consider spending one Christmas away from his parents. I just want to spend it at home, where I can stay in my pyjamas all day and watch whatever I want on tv. The simple compromise would be for him to take DS there and leave me to it, but apparently that's out of the question.

He says I'm being all bah humbug, but I just don't want to deal with lots of people over Christmas. Plus he expects me to clean the house before they show up to collect us (It's fairly clean, but their standards are higher than mine.) I can't help thinking that he should have done it, if he cares so much, instead of expecting me to.

Maybe I'm just low because my SAD has been really bad this week, but I don't think I'm being completely unreasonable here. I just want a quiet Christmas at home!

OP posts:
friday16 · 25/12/2013 16:19

Most people understand that when you get married, you alternate

Do you? We stayed at home, pretty much, with occasional forays to relatives on the odd year.

HissymasJumper · 25/12/2013 16:57

The point being you do what suits your new family, not what one person wants, with no consideration or conversation

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