Favrion to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoWhat was this year's dinner argument?message-square75fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down114
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhat was this year's dinner argument?Favrion to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareFlashMobOfOnelinkfedilink16•10 months ago Probably my last Thanksgiving with biological family. Stopped spending all holidays with my bio family three years ago. Do it. It’s wonderful.
minus-square@Wumbologist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•10 months agoAnyone else grow up hearing about that one crazy, estranged aunt/uncle who cut ties with the family years prior, only to eventually understand, then become them?
minus-square@Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•10 months agoAnd you make contact and they turn out to be entirely reasonable and someone you’d prefer to spend time with over any of the main family? Personally, no, but I’ve seen it a lot browsing the drama subs on that old site.
minus-square@gum_dragon@lemm.eelinkfedilink6•10 months agoGrowing up my dad always complained about his in-laws and would say “be careful, when you marry someone you marry their family!” And he’s right! I married into a wonderful family that I spend the holidays with.
minus-squareFlashMobOfOnelinkfedilink2•10 months agoAnd if they ask why, be honest about it. Don’t be cruel, but be honest.
Stopped spending all holidays with my bio family three years ago.
Do it.
It’s wonderful.
Anyone else grow up hearing about that one crazy, estranged aunt/uncle who cut ties with the family years prior, only to eventually understand, then become them?
And you make contact and they turn out to be entirely reasonable and someone you’d prefer to spend time with over any of the main family?
Personally, no, but I’ve seen it a lot browsing the drama subs on that old site.
Growing up my dad always complained about his in-laws and would say “be careful, when you marry someone you marry their family!”
And he’s right! I married into a wonderful family that I spend the holidays with.
And if they ask why, be honest about it. Don’t be cruel, but be honest.