Comments on: Holiday Negotiations

By: A Christmas Combo

A Christmas Combo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:52:20 +0000

[...] first Christmas since our first that we’ve have both sides of the extended family in town. (Go here for more details.) So, the inevitable questions are arising: What do we do? When and where do we do it? And with [...]

By: Combining Traditions

Combining Traditions — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:04:35 +0000

[...] Man talked a few months back about Holiday Negotiations. I wanted to go into that a bit more and ask how well your traditions and celebrations meshed when [...]

By: b5media - Family and Relationships Channel Honors Memorial Day Weekend

b5media - Family and Relationships Channel Honors Memorial Day Weekend — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:44:10 +0000

[...] and Kerri were happy to not be traveling this year. Normally they travel South to see the parents. This year they were not among the 30 [...]

By: Holly Schwendiman

Holly Schwendiman — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:04:21 +0000

We were lucky in that my sister and her family made the long journey this holiday to see us. It was our best vacation ever. LOL Only those who have had to make decisions about extended family time and holidays can truly appreciate the issue. Both my husband’s and my parents live in the same town so going home means we always see everyone, but breaking up the time so we don’t go insane definitely takes some prep work and decisions ahead of time.

Hugs,
Holly
Here via the Carnival of Family Life.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:38:18 +0000

I think that when a family has children under 12, they should be visited rather than visiting. The problem? Adult siblings, all with children under 12, all live in opposite directions and forcing the grandparents to choose their favourite.

Mutually agreed upon third solution? Meet at a mid-point in the middle of nowhere. I hear route 66 is pretty clear these days…

By: William Lehman

William Lehman — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:36:50 +0000

Right now for us it’s more along the lines of who do we have enough money for gas to visit? Hmmm we’re both only children so parents can come to us.

By: JHS

JHS — Mon, 28 May 2007 04:56:46 +0000

Thanks for participating in the Memorial Day Edition of the Carnival of Family Life. This is a wonderful contribution to the Carnival!

We were lucky in that my hubby is an only child and his father had crossed over a year before we met so we did not have the “your parents” or “my parents” decision. His mother always joined my family and everyone celebrated together. However, all of the parents are gone now and there is just my sister and I & our 4 boys, along with the oldest nephew’s girlfriend (and we really like her which is fortunate). So the celebrations are mighty small and quiet, especially if one kid is off doing something else.