How do you juggle visiting 2 families (yours and in-laws)on holidays?

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and still manage to have time for yourself so that it actually seems like you had a day off of work.
 
Every since my husband and I got married we have stayed home on Christmas. We fit everyone else in on Christmas Eve or a weekend before or after Christmas. If we can't make it when other family has things scheduled we just make arrangements to show up when it is best for us. Some extended family don't like it, but after 11 years most have come to accept it. That's how we like it and it's a tradition we started our first married Christmas, plus now that we have children it works out amazingly because the kids don't have to rush through Christmas morning and then leave their new treasures behind.
 
plan ahead-
keep it sweet & short-
there are "time management classes"
a class that i think we all could/should take time out to go to.
Have a Merry Christmas!!!
and a cup of hot cocoa too. (at home)
 
sometimes holidays are the worst, a time when you are supposed to relax and you don't get to b/c you are running all over to celebrate w/ everyone! It sucks!! My hubby and I do one family Christmas eve then 2 on Christmas, but this year I laid down the law and me and my hubby and our kids are getting some time to celebrate together, then we will do the other Christmas. We decided to split it up and we celebrated one already and we have one tomorrow then one this weekend! Good luck!
 
i'm very familiar with the feeling as this will be mine and my husbands only day off..
we let both of our families know ahead of time that we'd be visting for 2 hours max (to save face that we at least showed!) and explained that we have to visit both families and would like to enjoy our own family time.
hope tomorrow works out for you
happy holidays!

EDIT: besides, its only 1 day (thank God!) There'll be more less stressful days off!
 
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