I hope everyone is doing well. We are hanging in there at my house. I'm thinking of telling my parents that we are going to stay home Christmas Day and relax. My kids and their Dad and I don't have a lot of time together with all of the jobs we are working, school,etc. My parents are divorced, so Xmas is split between their homes with no time for us to just relax. Frankly, my mother's is boring and she's a crazy old woman. My children even think so which floors me because I keep my thoughts about her quiet. I'll probably see my Dad Christmas Eve after I work. I'm pretty sure B will have to work too. And now the club might be open Christmas night so he'll be working then too. I would just like to have a nice dinner, stay in my pajamas and relax with each other. That would be really nice. So, I'm thinking about how to tell my mom we're not coming over. Has anybody else gone through something like this before?
Z has karate tonight. She goes to the greatest dojo with the most amazing instructor. He's one of those people you meet that you can just tell they are genuinely good human beings...very rare. He happened to have all four girls at her belt level together for a class and he was giving them advice on boys. He said, "Never listen to what boys say because they will say anything to get what they want. Watch what a boy does and that will tell you what kind of a person he is." So true.
Z has karate tonight. She goes to the greatest dojo with the most amazing instructor. He's one of those people you meet that you can just tell they are genuinely good human beings...very rare. He happened to have all four girls at her belt level together for a class and he was giving them advice on boys. He said, "Never listen to what boys say because they will say anything to get what they want. Watch what a boy does and that will tell you what kind of a person he is." So true.
Yeah, this year I had to send out a massive email telling my husband's sisters that we were staying home for Christmas. My parents live far away (in Arkansas) and his mom has dementia, so she doesn't really care where she has Christmas, as long as she has family around her. I was soooo worried about pissing off his eldest sister, but I was just honest with her. My kids are young and they hate having to leave their home on Christmas day to drive two and a half hours to Sonoma to do the family thing. This year I actually have to look after my neighbors' pets while they're away, so I had a viable excuse. But mostly I just felt sorry for my kids. They deserve to have a jammie day and play with their toys. I did invite anyone who wanted to come to stay with us, though. And you know what? Nobody got mad at me. And Hubby's younger sister and their mama are going to come and spend the holiday with us. Sometimes we just have to honor what is best for our family. But I know it must be harder when you have to let down your own parents. Maybe try to celebrate on a different day with them? Good luck!
Oh, and I have been meaning to tell you forever that "Oh Mighty Isis" was my Goddess of choice when I was a little girl. Damn, I loved that show!
"Oh Mighty Isis" brings back some memory's,wonder how many ppl on here has seen it.
Me = geezer