Holiday Angst =-(

[heatherrae]

I ALWAYS visit my mom/her parents and my dad/his wife every thanksgiving and Christmas. My mom and grandpa died in December last year, and now my Grandma is all alone. I can't imagine making this the first year that I didn't come home to see her. My mom's family and my dad's family live 3 hours apart in Kentucky. I always went to my grandmas in the morning and drove 3 hours to go to my dad's at night. On Christmas I would spend Christmas eve with one and Christmas day with the other. When I had a SO, I would manage to go 3 places in one day, sometimes.

Well, now I have a SO with kids, and we are in FL. I can't figure out a way to be in these 3 places at once, and everyone has made it very clear that they will be very disappointed if I don't come to see them.

Anyone else having these issues?

I guess I am very blessed to having such a great family to be with during the Holidays, but I don't want to let anyone down.

 

[Cutiebaby]

Try to see if you can go to your dads on another day to celebrate.
Also see if you maybe can get grandma to stay with you for the holidays..

 

[heatherrae]

Yeah, those are good ideas, Angel. I think I'm going to have to see my daddy on the day after or something. At least with him, it is only him and my brother and step mom that I can see on the day after the holiday.

With my grandma, she is now alone most of the time, but I have cousins and aunts and uncles come in on the holidays. I would hate to miss them. She can't travel anymore. She is too old. Plus, she would miss seeing the other people who fly in to see her on the holidays.

Sometimes it is almost impossible to please everyone. This is why I actually dislike Christmas. There is so much pressure to go so many places that I end up worn out.