Split families and the holidays |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 5:07 am |
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Filed under: Lifestyle, Family togetherness, Siblings, Grandparents, 9-12 months, Infant / First year, Outings With whom do you spend your holidays? Do you rotate them between your and your spouse's families? Do you hot one set for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas/Hanukkah? What about when divorce is involved? With our families, the holidays become a little complicated. I know we're not alone. My husband's parents are divorced. I am an only child so I can't get my sibling to cover for me. To top it off we live in New York City while they live in California, Indiana and Kentucky, respectively. For a while things were a little easier to navigate. My parents and his mother lived nearby. His mother's family celebrated Christmas Eve while mine did Christmas Day. No one really bothered with Thanksgiving. My husband's brother lived near his father so there was coverage on that end. Then some more shuffling occurred. His mom moved to California and his dad moved to Indiana--nowhere near [ Full article ] |
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