Christmas Eve Vent

[Dopey Sharon]

I would just stay home, especially if you're going to see your family the next day. 2 and a half hours is a lot to ask someone to drive you in one evening

If they want to see you and your baby bad enough, they will come to you.

 

[DWhittles]

PJ is the only guy keeping me sane right now. This whole holiday is giving me hives...My mother in law would be crushed beyond crushed if we don't go on Christmas Eve. It's her tradition and quite frankly I want to go. I love my in-laws and they really never get to see my little guy. It's the getting home part that is turning into a complete nightmare

 

[Mimi Q]

If it is causing you to stress this much, just don't go. Surely they would understand if you explained the situation to them.

 

[disneydragon]

My mother in law would be crushed beyond crushed if we don't go on Christmas Eve.

Maybe she could pony up the cash for a rental car, then? Just a thought.

 

[DWhittles]

Maybe she could pony up the cash for a rental car, then? Just a thought.

LOL, that is MY thought too but I can't come out and suggest it to her. She would have to offer it to us.
I have such a headache now. This combined with the mouse in my kitchen who takes the bait off the traps but doesn't get caught is almost too much for one woman to handle

 

[disneydragon]

If I lived near you, I'd dog sit for you AND give you a ride to your in-laws. Sometimes I don't have much going on during the holidays. This is one of those years.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

LOL, that is MY thought too but I can't come out and suggest it to her. She would have to offer it to us.
I have such a headache now. This combined with the mouse in my kitchen who takes the bait off the traps but doesn't get caught is almost too much for one woman to handle

Do what we did with our wedding--suggest what you have to do and if people really don't want you do it then they'll come up with something.

New baby/No car = staying home for Christmas this year! Say you would require a car and are unable to borrow one and can't afford to rent one. Nor can you afford a kennel for the other alternatives.

If they want you to come--they will volunteer something on your behalf.

 

[danacara]

Can your MIL entertain the guests for 2 hours while your FIL picks you up?

 

[DWhittles]

I'm going to talk to my dad tonight and see if maybe we can borrow his car. If we can, it would make life SO MUCH EASIER...
If not, we will take the train down on Christmas eve and back on Christmas morning very early and celebrate Christmas brunch with my mother and father since my sister seems to think that her boyfriends family is more important than ours...

 

[robinb]

Ot sounds like you're going to have to bite the bullet and rent a car.

 

[DWhittles]

My wonderful amazing super duper father has come through for us and is going to lend us his car for Christmas eve and then Christmas day we will go to Brooklyn and pick him up, swing by the city and get my mom and all come back to Hoboken!

 

[Jennifer S]

Glad it all worked out for you.

Are your parents divorced (seperate pick ups)? That's great if they are and you all still spend the holiday together. My parents are divorced and they have a hard time being in the same room.

 

[DWhittles]

My parents are divorced but they still get along really well. Especially when their grandson is involved. We celebrate most holidays together, we did Thanksgiving together and we will do Christmas and they will both be there at my son's first birthday, they were both there for the birth of my first son and will both be there for the second...