Now.. My parents asked me and my DH if we wanted to go for Christmas Dinner at their house on Christmas Day. Great idea I hear you say as it'll take the hassle out for you. But no! My dad has no idea how to do Christmas. His cooking is dire usually but can be ok. There'll be no Christmas cheer in their house - no tree, no decorations, no crackers etc. There'll no marking Christmas dinner out as a bit special. It'll drain the life out of us. We did go one year and my DH has said never again and that was the worst Christmas he had ever had. To get round this we have hosted Christmas and this has worked well so far. However he is insistent on hosting this year and so the usual diversion can't be used this year
To get round this this year I thought instead of booking a hotel lunch where the atmosphere is provided by the hotel. A bit more expensive than usual but at least it would be a nice experience and worth it so it'll be a nice day. Well I ran this past my parents. My mum thought it was a great idea. My dad however was still insistent that we go round to their house as he wants to stay at home. I genuinely don't want to offend him and I can't tell him what a terrible job he did.
What should I do? Heeellllppp me please!!!