My wife and I typically alternate years of spending Thanksgiving with each of our families. In 2005, we spent it with her family. Last year, circumstances were such that my family actually celebrated the day after, so we also spent Thanksgiving day with her family in 2006. She now believes that we should also be spending 2007 with her family because it is "her year". How do other people decide how to share holidays?
2007-09-30 04:57:04 · 9 answers · asked by Dave M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
I think its your turn! Two years in a row with her family and she doesn't want to give you this one? I think you should get the next 2 years then yall would be even! But my hubby doesn't get along with his family all to well so we always spend it with my family.
2007-09-30 05:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by Prisky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tough one. We alternate each year. But, we have also decided to have a day for the whole family here not on the holiday, like early in November. Switch between Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.
2007-09-30 13:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
instead of having one family for one thanksgiving think about having one family for lunch and another for dinner. It is all on one day and u get to be with both families on thanksgiving.
2007-09-30 12:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by anonymousss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we were first married, we alternated between my family and my husband's family...odds were mine, evens were his. For Christmas dinners, we reversed it. Regardless of what happened (illnesses, delayed dinners, whatever) we stuck to the odd-even routine to make things absolutely fair.
In our struggle to be fair to everyone else, we discovered that we weren't being very fair to us :). These days, both Christmas and Thanksgiving are celebrated at our place and whichever parents, siblings, cousins, friends, and neighbors want to join us are welcome to.
2007-10-03 17:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanbug 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's pulling an old "switcheroo" on YOU, dude !!
Two years in a row -- breaks the chain !!
and, all normal "as usuals" are realigned !!
Stand firm on this -- it is the "beginning" of a whole new cycle !! Her family --- Next Year --- or, you're a pushover !!
2007-09-30 12:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we go to one family the day before and the other family the day after, or you can split them up , go to one house in the afternoon, then go to the other house in the evening
2007-10-04 04:03:09 · answer #6 · answered by ivy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be your year because you ate with her family 2 years in a row, so now you eat with your family for this year and it will be even. then the next year you eat with hers and then it will be normal again.
my parents rotate too.
2007-09-30 21:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by ♣swirley_gumdrops♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh, don't you know... your supposed to feel stressed and bad because your torn because both parties make you feel guilty over this... then when you finally decide to do one at eleven a.m and one at four, you can go home at the end of the day feeling tired and exhausted and wishing the day to be over..
2007-10-01 22:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by Deborah C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we either draw names or whoever chooses to have it
2007-09-30 18:29:04 · answer #9 · answered by dvcgurl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋