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Issues already over christmas day

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dietstartsmonday · 04/09/2016 12:19

Hi all
Looking for some advice.
DH, me, my 2 teenage dc and 8yo dss in our house.
Dss lives with granny but spends alot of time with us all wknd some evenings. He see's his dm one day every other wknd.
Christmas has normally worked that dss sees his dm on Xmas eve. Sleeps at granny that night then comes to us for most of the day.
I lost my dad to suicide recently and we always had him here on Xmas day.
This year I want to do something different as I think being here will be too painful.
So we were thinking of going away for a couple of days just to be somewhere different, with my sister and her DH.

The suggestion of this has not got gone down well with granny as she wants dss on Xmas day, but of course so do we.
It would be a one off just to remove me from the norm this year which we have explained.
The plan was to have a get together for all DH family on 27th, almost like another xmas day.
I don't know what to do now

OP posts:
LittleReindeerwithcloggson · 05/09/2016 22:45

I would go away - do it for you. Also, it will be horrible at home for you which will make it bad for everyone else so really you are doing it for everyone else too.
Come back Boxing Day and have a special time with DSS then

DiegeticMuch · 05/09/2016 23:36

It's impressive that she's taken on responsibility for her grandchild. She's obviously got a lot going for her. However, I think that she's being a bit selfish. And it's not as though she wasn't invited. What you propose would be good for your stepson's relationship with your DH, and you need a change of scene yourself this year, for obvious reasons.

LazySusan11 · 08/09/2016 08:59

Not the same but could you maybe arrange that you dh the dc dss granny etc have a Christmas lunch somewhere nice so you're not at home and maybe go away on Boxing Day? Sorry for your loss op Flowers

Wait4nothing · 08/09/2016 09:23

Have you got other children? If not could you and dh spend Xmas eve in a nice hotel nearby, arrange Xmas dinner out somewhere (with or without dss depending if his nanny would join you for this) then go away Christmas afternoon (and spend Boxing Day how you would have spent Xmas day).
Very different set up for you - not at home - but nanny gets Xmas eve/morning then hopefully joint lunch and you get evening/Boxing Day.

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