Sharing out christmas...

[Rob_1986]

Christmas is coming up fast, how are you sharing out between yours and your OH's family? if you are not living with your partner do you find this make its harder?

 

[lynne192]

we're spending christmas with my OH and his mum my mother is away to her boyfriends family and my dad is working christmas which he always does, my sister is 5 on boxing day so will try and see her but not mega close to my family so it makes it easier plus my son is older now it was different when he was a tiny baby then they wanted to spend his first christmas with him but my family doesn't et together to spend christmas and don't drive so wont see them until i get back home

 

[kiwimama]

we will go to my mums in the morning, then to my dads for lunch, then down to OH's parents for dinner. It's such a full day, with so much food, I'm usually feeling pretty sick by the end of it all.

 

[amygwen]

We are spending Christmas with my family this year (we will be going out of state). My older sisters are married and alternate each year between families since their in laws live across the country, so we will be spending this Christmas all together, next year and the year after I will be happy for Kenneth to go over to there's for Christmas.

 

[sabby52]

We spend Christmas in our own house with the kids, we may see my mum and dad on Christmas morning and we will see MIL on Boxing day.

 

[Pingu]

We are staying with my parents for Christmas. We will be spending the morning and lunch with them then going over to see OHs family in the evening. Boxing Day we are having lunch with OHs family then spending the evening with my family.

 

[Laura2919]

We spend Christmas day at my mum and dads and then Boxing day at OH's with his mum, dad, sister, BIL and nephew

 

[Kiddo]

We have both sides to ours for Christmas dinner so everyone's happy

 

[MrsBop]

Me and the kids go to my mums the weekend before Christmas, we then spend Christmas on our own with the kids and we won't be seeing the in laws this year unless DH wants to go and then he can on his own.

 

[Rob_1986]

I just dunno what to do my!

As ab and i dont live together and my family is all grown up i was thinking of coming over christmas eve so i could be there in the morning when tyler wakes up the going and seeing the rest of my family in the afternoon.

 

[FierceAngel]

i like to divide the days up over xmas so that we can spend quality time with each part of the family.. some of ohs fam are not keen on this and would rather we ran around like headless chickens all day!

im going to be 18 weeks pregnant this year, its going to hit me hard with it being charlies first xmas.

so we are having my dad over (he is on his own) and spending the day at home enjoying the day.. the only person im going out to see is my son at the cemetry x oh's mum and sister will come here in the morning to see luisa x

we are then spending boxing day with oh's dad and family, the bank hol monday with my nan and grandad (its also my grandads birthday) the tuesday with ohs family grandparents etc

my mum is coming on the 12th for dinner etc as her and my step dad are away over xmas x

 

[twinkle1975]

Works out quite well for us - we see DH's Mum at church on xmas morning, then go to my parents and stay over night. DH's family do their big get together on Boxing day so we go to that. Only fly in the ointment this year is DH's Dad being an arse about when we see him & Grandma, grr!
I think it would be nice if you were there when your son woke up & open his prezzies - that's always the special bit on Christmas day!

 

[amazed]

We have everyone come here the kids prefer to stay home with there toys

 

[Natasha2605]

We'll be just the three of us xmas day, my mums on boxing day then his mums on the 27th xx

 

[Scamp]

I spend xmas day with Mike and we see family when we can. I'm quite happy to spend xmas day with Mike and the dogs!
x

 

[ALY]

this year we are just going to dads for diiner (he is disabled) and i dont what him on his own so will spend most of the day at dads
we will then go home and not go out again

every year we have rushed round and visit both stes of family but i want to be home this year so the kids can enjoy the day instead of been sat in a car xxxx

 

[Blah11]

idc about his family really and lucky for me, he doesnt mind really either. We wont be seeing them on christmas day, maybe boxing day or xmas eve instead. we spend xmas day at ours with my mum/brother and we go to my dads on the 27th and stay overnight.

last year we did christmas and everyone came here including his grannys but it was too much. I didnt enjoy the day as much as usual and i felt like i didnt spend any time with amelie on her 1st christmas

 

[princess_bump]

We don't we go to my parents Christmas eve and stay for a few days. We used to try to split it, but not any more as we no longer see dh family xx

 

[joeyjo]

We have both sides to ours for Christmas dinner so everyone's happy

Wish we could do this the logistics of Christmas are really starting to get to me!

 

[Tegans Mama]

We are at my Mum's in the morning, OH's Mum's for lunch, and then home sweet home for the afternoon