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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At what point should you stop alternating Xmas/Xgiving with in-laws/parents?

SuperTank

Dec 16, 10:31pm

Now. Today

BYULAWGUY

Dec 16, 10:33pm

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

reagan21

Dec 16, 10:33pm

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

Superkid

Dec 16, 10:36pm

We stopped after about 6 yrs of marriage.

AnchorsAweigh

Dec 16, 10:38pm

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

Pee Wee Reese

Dec 16, 10:45pm

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

gwalker

Dec 16, 10:49pm

What’s X-mas?

JohnnyComeLately

6:39am

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

gwalker

8:32am

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

Magneto

Dec 16, 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

Dec 16, 10:54pm

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

UNLVcougar

Dec 16, 11:00pm

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

RUNBYU1

7:58am

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

Soupie

Dec 16, 11:49pm

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

fredgarvin

1:04am

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

BaseCoug

1:09am

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

maYbe

2:28am

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

Emmett Fitz-Hume

4:15am

The moment you want happiness restored.

IronPotato

5:18am

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

NYC and Japan

6:27am

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

quantum valeat

7:56am

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

CariocaCoug

11:36am

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

Ben Swife

10:44am

NEVER while they are still alive!

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