Holiday Stress

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CatHerder

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This is the place to admit that you dread the holidays....that you hate Christmas....to complain about those pesky extended family members who ruin things for you...and to ask for godly advice in how to manage some of the stresses. Feel free to vent, seek advice, give advice, lurk or share your favorite holiday disaster story.

I'll start with my situation:

I do not like my dad's wife. She is a horrible person. I tried to like her, even when everyone else in the family did not, but I just can't anymore. I don't like the way she talks to my dad, I don't like the way she talks to me. My dad makes excuses for her, saying she means well, but he gets sucked into all her drama too...and I am sick of excusing bad behavior.

I am dreading Thanksgiving because of this. They live locally and will probably want the kids and me to come over. I don't want to....my kids won't want to. They know I am putting on a dinner at home as well, but should I still squeeze in an obligatory visit? I don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna.....(throwing tantrum)!!!!!
 
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I'm totally dreading Thanksgiving. My husband bought a turkey frier, and he's cooking the turkey this year, and we're taking it to my uncle's house for dinner that day. There will be a ton of people, and the dining room/kitchen are just not that big...and I dislike crowded spaces, even if I like the people (mostly....). Also, I have a toddler and a baby who rolls everywhere, and this house is FULL of stairs. Stairs every which way I turn. No baby gates at this place. Kinda terrified. Other than this year being so different and having two kiddos to corral and whatnot, I usually quite like Thanksgiving.

Christmas is usually the fiasco- running all over town to make sure we see evvvverybody. This year, I *hear* that we are staying home, and letting anyone who wants to see us (mainly the kids) drive the 30 miles one way. IF that's what actually happens, I think Christmas will be nice and peaceful. Maybe. I don't know, I have a lot of family, it might still be hectic and stressful.
 
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Now that you mention it, when you put all the beautifully cooked dishes together on one plate they always look like this....

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I always end up finding this guy asleep on my couch....

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And this girl who is a cousin that I'm attracted to in a sick Tennessee way who thinks she sings like Faith Hill and I don't have a karaoke machine but then who needs them.....

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Guess you're right Catherder.
 
CatHerder

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haha - what the H, E, double hockey sticks is on that plate?????
 
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I've been dating someone for the past couple of months and he's coming to see my cray cray family with me at Thanksgiving...so nervous all around, for him and for my family. 2 of my sisters have hung out with me and him and they really like him, but we'll see about everyone else. Hopefully he doesn't think we're too bizarre :D


Anytime allllll my siblings, my parents, and I are in the same place, it gets a little hectic, so here's to hoping we all make it out alive and that I don't have to break out anything with an elastic waistband.
 
DuchessAimee

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I'm meeting 3 (sort of new) people for Thanksgiving, and I'm nervous. Because I'm weird and I'm under no delusion that anyone HAS to like me. It's entirely possible I may end up dead, and then Jullianna will have to solve my murder.



Oh, and if I DO end up dead, I'm sooooo going to haunt people.
 
maxwel

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The Holidays...

that special time of year when weird relatives come over and you have absolutely no excuse good enough to actually get rid of them.

I've considered serving a live turkey,
just to see if the timid ones would run away.

: )
 
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DuchessAimee said:
I'm meeting 3 (sort of new) people for Thanksgiving, and I'm nervous. Because I'm weird and I'm under no delusion that anyone HAS to like me. It's entirely possible I may end up dead, and then Jullianna will have to solve my murder.
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You're such a drama queen.

It's very unlikely you'll end up dead...
unless you do some little thing that annoys somebody.
 
CatHerder

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DuchessAimee said:
I'm meeting 3 (sort of new) people for Thanksgiving, and I'm nervous. Because I'm weird and I'm under no delusion that anyone HAS to like me. It's entirely possible I may end up dead, and then Jullianna will have to solve my murder.



Oh, and if I DO end up dead, I'm sooooo going to haunt people.
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Sho did it....you can tell just by lookin' at him.

It's those shifty eyes...
 
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maxwel said:
You're such a drama queen.

It's very unlikely you'll end up dead...
unless you do some little thing that annoys somebody.
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Yes, and everyone here knows how annoying I am!
 
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DuchessAimee said:
I'm meeting 3 (sort of new) people for Thanksgiving, and I'm nervous. Because I'm weird and I'm under no delusion that anyone HAS to like me. It's entirely possible I may end up dead, and then Jullianna will have to solve my murder.

Oh, and if I DO end up dead, I'm sooooo going to haunt people.
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It's too late, you are hopelessly adored. :)
 
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In the words of Amy Grant: We all need a silent night.
We can't buy peace, and if we could, we could never buy enough. I'll be praying for you!
 
DuchessAimee

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maxwel said:
That's also the last thing Hansel & Gretel heard before the door closed on the oven.

: )
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I tried. I can't come up with lots of funny retorts, but I can't post them. It's potential evidence. :D
 
Fenner

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[video=youtube_share;KWXEqHUx-6o]http://youtu.be/KWXEqHUx-6o[/video]


Thank goodness for Bugs Bunny or Hansel and Gretel would have never made it out alive!
 
Fenner

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We're going to my Sister's house this year and that's fine with me. Usually I host it here and I'm glad I get a break. The only bad thing might be is my Sister and Husband get on each others nerves constantly, especially when they are at home. So he's going to bother her and she will be telling him off. My Brother in Law is very loud and then he will get on my Nephews nerves, his step son. But maybe the Green Bay Packers will be playing football that day and he can sit in his room and watch football and we won't hear a thing. But if the Packers loose then he get's mad and acts like he owns the team. I like my brother in law, but he can be annoying. I guess we all can be annoying at times though.

Anyhow I think it will be a nice day, as long as I'm not cooking, I think it'll be great!
 
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CatHerder said:
This is the place to admit that you dread the holidays....that you hate Christmas....to complain about those pesky extended family members who ruin things for you...and to ask for godly advice in how to manage some of the stresses. Feel free to vent, seek advice, give advice, lurk or share your favorite holiday disaster story.

I'll start with my situation:

I do not like my dad's wife. She is a horrible person. I tried to like her, even when everyone else in the family did not, but I just can't anymore. I don't like the way she talks to my dad, I don't like the way she talks to me. My dad makes excuses for her, saying she means well, but he gets sucked into all her drama too...and I am sick of excusing bad behavior.

I am dreading Thanksgiving because of this. They live locally and will probably want the kids and me to come over. I don't want to....my kids won't want to. They know I am putting on a dinner at home as well, but should I still squeeze in an obligatory visit? I don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna.....(throwing tantrum)!!!!!
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Hmm, will you Dad be all alone with her on Thanksgiving? I can't blame you for not wanting to spend the day with them. If your poor Dad won't be all alone with her, then maybe stop for a little while. I'm sorry your Step Mom is so nasty, that's hard. I would hate it if my Step Dad was mean to my Mom. Hey here is an idea, buy them a gift card to a restaurant that's open on Thanksgiving day, maybe if they go out to eat you won't feel guilty not visiting, because you didn't know when they'd be home. Just a thought.
 
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