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to not want to break my mums heart this Xmas (expat)

29 replies

nutnerk · 28/09/2017 18:29

Context:
In the last year I have moved to a different country with my fiance. We are both very close to our families and have great relationships with them. We see his family once a week or so and I am in contact with my family almost every day through text or calls etc. We have both lived with each others parents for short stints whilst settling, and we both feel like part of each other's families. My family have come to visit me once over the summer and have plans to come again in October. I've been back home twice and going again in November for a weekend. I'm 25 and have lived away from home since I graduated and got a proper job. I know that they miss me lots, but they aren't inconsolable either!

My dilemma:
What the hell do I do for Christmas???? We were both with my family last year because we were about to move. This year I feel so torn. I feel like I should be with my family because I don't see them much compared to when I lived 30 miles away.. however, it would be much easier to stay here and it is sort of 'their turn'. My mum is really sentimental about xmas and goes really over the top, which makes it difficult. I have spent a Christmas day in this country before and I cried LOL

Me and my fiance are playing that 'i dont mind' game, but I really need to make the decision (he has allowed me to).

What would you do? I don't want to spend Christmas without my fiance!

OP posts:
Andrewofgg · 28/09/2017 21:01

Stay at home and invite both families

Fine: space permitting and assuming they would get on which they might not.

geekone · 28/09/2017 21:05

Stay at home invite no one have a lovely Christmas for the 2 of you. That's what we did and it was bliss. Now we are three and do the same.

whiteroseredrose · 29/09/2017 05:18

When are you planning to have DC (if at all)? Once you have them you may not want to travel to your parents with hidden presents etc so Christmas will end up being where you live every year. It's a nightmare trying to hide presents from excited children in a family car let alone if you're flying.

With that in mind I'd travel to your family for Christmas while you can. Then when DC come along you stay put and people can come to you if they want. Or not.

vlooby · 29/09/2017 05:25

We do the same as @geekone . Now we have a baby & will still do the same.

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