How to manage to see all family in 2 days?

[NemophilistRebel]

Every year we take it in turns to be at our parents houses for Christmas.

This year it is the turn to be with my parents.

This means that we will be planned to spend Christmas with DH’s family on Boxing Day.

Generally this works well, but the rest of my family do a similar arrangement which due to timings means they are going to be with my parents on Boxing Day.

I have suggested to DH that we do Boxing Day separately so I can see the rest of my family and he gets to see his.
He’s not happy with this as he wants to do both days together.

Is there a solution I’m not seeing?

Start a new routine - just the two of you on Christmas Day and then both go separately to families on Boxing Day. That’s what I’d do anyway.

Do your other family members do the same alternating years thing that you do? So in other words, will you now end up always 'missing' them because they will be there in the year when you're at DH's parents?

If so, then I'd start thinking about a change around of all your arrangements. This year I think you should stick with the way it's the turn of.

We do a family gathering just before
Christmas to do present handover as we're not all nearby so can't all meet on the day, or even on Boxing Day. Could that be an option for you?

Skype?

Yes my family do the opposite alternative years that we do.
It would be nice to do it all together but that would mean that every other Christmas my parents would be alone