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Need advice....long
I have a Christmas day dilemma. Since Alex we have had a Christmas day routine, he opens gifts at home, we stay at home for a bit and let him play with some of his new toys, then we head to my parents so he can open gifts with my nieces and nephew and then we have dinner at my Aunts and then go to FIL home (MIL has her celebration on Christmas eve). Sounds like alot but it works.
Last year FIL decides they are going to his friends home for dinner and they want us to change plans, nothing works since dh and his sister cannot be in the same room together and of course we had to plan around this in order to keep the two from injuring each other .
We ended up celebrating with FIL on Christmas eve during the day. This year he is insistant that we come over Christmas morning. To do this I would have to get Alex up at 6:00 and then wisk him out of the house immediately after opening gifts and head over there.
We have to go to my parents, they have four grandchildren and two soon to be step grandchildren that they have gifts for, plus the children all exchange gifts with each other. FIL has one grandchild , Alex.
We only go to my Aunts since that is the only place we are invited for Christmas dinner, my parents and sisters go there. FIL goes to his friends and MIL does her own thing.
Needless to say, I just do not know what to do. Obviously FIL is more concerned about himself since they refuse to come to our home on Christmas, I offered to have them come over in the morning when Alex gets up , but they said we are coming to their home.
I need advice please. There is a lot to this, dh family is very self involved and put there needs above everyone elses. I could certainly wait on my parents, but that would be difficult as well, like I said my parents have more grandchildren to see in one day.
I am ready to just stay home.
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