My dead uncle's partner is bringing a date to Christmas dinner!

[In a hurry]

Can you beat that for an unusual holiday occurence?

My uncle died in October, and his partner came to Thanksgiving with the family, and when we invited him for Christmas, he asked to bring his new "friend."

Life keeps getting weirder and weirder!

So what oddities are the holidays bringing you way?

(BTW, I would be just as startled if the live-in companion (12 years) were female, and she was bringing a date.)

 

[Mermaid02]

It's nice that he still feels close to your family- I would welcome his new friend with open arms.

 

[stinkerbelle]

It's nice that he still feels close to your family- I would welcome his new friend with open arms.

ditto.

maybe his family isn't as accepting?

heck...sometimes my mom likes my brother's boyfriend more then my brother! heheheh

 

[minniecarousel]

hmmmm...it does seem kindof quick.

 

[In a hurry]

It's nice that he still feels close to your family- I would welcome his new friend with open arms.

They are welcome. It is a little hard, because it seems so soon. He is a real cutie, and was the one to start joking about this.

 

[Mermaid02]

They are welcome. It is a little hard, because it seems so soon. He is a real cutie, and was the one to start joking about this.

That's understandable- but I think it says wonderful things about your family that he feels he can even ask to bring someone. I'm sure he misses your Uncle immensely.

 

[In a hurry]

ditto.

maybe his family isn't as accepting?

heck...sometimes my mom likes my brother's boyfriend more then my brother! heheheh

Uncle was a recovering addict. There were many times we liked his friends better thru the years!

 

[Hillbeans]

My father was married 42 years to my mother who died August 2003.

He started dating probably 3 weeks after she died and we went through a slew of ladies at various family functions - very awkward - and my brother and I were horrified. He has since found a nice woman whom he's been with now for close to a year.

I realized that my father had been so used to being part of a "couple" for so long, he couldn't begin to function as a "single" at any family event.

It's nice that he feels so comfortable with your family to invite a friend to dinner - and it's wonderful that you're so open about it.

 

[In a hurry]

Family is family regardless of the occasional lack of blood ties!

Thanks to those encouraging words. It feels funny, but sometimes you just have to deal with things you don't want to.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

IaH---it's not wierd at all. My mother invites everybody and their dog (sometimes literally) to her holiday gatherings. You never know who's going to turn up.

A few years ago, I think she managed to scared off my stepbrother's girlfriend-du-jour by being overly polite. Mom invited C (stepbrother),who brought his GF and her DS5. Mom didn't know the DS5 was coming,so she managed to find something tucked away in a closet to wrap and give to him(which was sweet, I thought). But when Mom gave the little boy his present, she said "God loves you *name* and your mommy and C love you and I LOVE YOU too!". The GF had a look of horror on her face that was priceless. I wish I'd had a camera.

TOV

 

[C.Ann]

Some people just aren't meant to be alone.. I wouldn't make any big deal about it..

 

[mickeyfan2]

It's nice that he still feels close to your family- I would welcome his new friend with open arms.

I agree.

If he is family enought to still come to family gatherings, then he should be allowed to bring a SO just like another other family member.

 

[In a hurry]

Some people just aren't meant to be alone.. I wouldn't make any big deal about it..

I agree, some people aren't comfortable being alone.

I thought I'd already said they are very welcome, it is merely odd. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. If it hadn't been OK, we would have just talked with him. I wouldn't hurt this person for all the pins in WDW. "D" has the ability to laugh at himself, and an unusual situation, and I think this one is unusual. And, worthy of a smile for quirkiness.

TOV- That sound like what my MIL would have done! She scared me when my husband and I were dating!

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

LOL..I think I scared MY MIL when DH and I were dating.

We had gotten tix to see my fave Broadway show CATS which was on tour and had come to Tarrant Co. Convention Center (Ft.Worth). Unfortunately, DH left the tix on the table at his mom's house and we had to drive from Ft.Worth to Flower Mound (like 45 min away) to go back and get them.

Anyway..I didn't want to wait in the car while DH went in and looked for them. So I got out and go inside. MIL is standing in the kitchen when I come in and her mouth just..drops. I am not dressed overly outrageously: knee-length sleeveless black dress, black hose, black heels and a giant red/black feather boa I'd borrowed from a friend for the occassion. MIL turned and left the room without a word. It was hysterical.

TOV