Agreed. We’ve been flying out of state every thanksgiving and Christmas for 11

Dec 17, 2024
7:58:12am

RUNBYU1 All-American

years...our whole marriage. Our kids love going to one grandparents house for thanksgiving and the other for Christmas and the. Switching the next year. It helps that my wife's parents are fairly well off and pay for our flights when we go to them.

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SuperTank

12/16/24 10:31pm

Now. Today

BYULAWGUY

12/16/24 10:33pm

Parents live 5 mins away and inlaws live 25 mins away. We just do both everyyear

reagan21

12/16/24 10:33pm

When you don’t want to travel. We stopped going anywhere and said “feel free to

Superkid

12/16/24 10:36pm

We stopped after about 6 yrs of marriage.

AnchorsAweigh

12/16/24 10:38pm

Wife is estranged from her family, but we started inviting my parents a few

Pee Wee Reese

12/16/24 10:45pm

I never alternated X-mas. I did alternate Christmas. The last of our four

gwalker

12/16/24 10:49pm

What’s X-mas?

JohnnyComeLately

12/17/24 6:39am

It’s where you pick your favorite one of the X-Men, dress up and go around

gwalker

12/17/24 8:32am

When do you stop getting all the parents gifts? It’s just trading money with

Magneto

12/16/24 10:50pm

All of my wife’s family is within 5 minutes of us, and my parents are about 35 minutes away. My parents have started

RootieBoy

12/16/24 10:54pm

My opinion is, I know it can be a hassle, but long term, spending holidays with

UNLVcougar

12/16/24 11:00pm

Agreed. We’ve been flying out of state every thanksgiving and Christmas for 11

RUNBYU1

12/17/24 7:58am

I’d suggest staying home for Christmas Day when it’s too big of a pain to travel w/ gifts but

Soupie

12/16/24 11:49pm

Both our parents live out of state. We stopped traveling for Christmas once we

fredgarvin

12/17/24 1:04am

My parents are of the opinion that Christmas is fun enough for kids without

BaseCoug

12/17/24 1:09am

Do it however you want your kids and grandkids to treat you in the future.

maYbe

12/17/24 2:28am

Once we had kids, we wanted to create our own traditions at home. However, we

Emmett Fitz-Hume

12/17/24 4:15am

The moment you want happiness restored.

IronPotato

12/17/24 5:18am

Keep Christ in your life, always. We spend a day before Christmas with each fam

NYC and Japan

12/17/24 6:27am

I say never! Family gatherings are so valuable, and are dying out so quick.

quantum valeat

12/17/24 7:56am

100% in my family's experience those that left our parents gatherings/traditions

CariocaCoug

12/17/24 11:36am

When I was 6 we moved to Utah from California. Every Christmas parents would ask

Ben Swife

12/17/24 10:44am

NEVER while they are still alive!

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