At my wit's end
Posted By: Christmas and my daughter is impossible! on 2008-12-17
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I have spent almost the last 10 years Christmas with my husband’s family, older group of people. We enjoy the time together. My daughter, who is 37, was married and the years she was with her husband they spent some of Christmas here, some with his mother and some I guess just the 2 of them. She divorced about 2 years now, drinking more than she should, no advice does she want from me, I think she is having an ongoing “pity party.” I asked her today if she were planning on coming for dinner at my home this Christmas. She is not comfortable about being around older folks, asked was there not some younger people coming, like did those people not have children, g-children. I had invited my daughter’s ex (they are on really good terms) and one of her friends. No acceptance yet from either and I certainly cannot make them attend. This goes on every single year. I am so tired of it. I told her to come just for the dinner and then we were playing a few games and maybe she could leave then before we starting having any in-depth conversations. Before one of the ladies had talked about some operation she had and maybe medical issues but older folks tend to fixate on things like that and I am not going to tell people what they should say and not say. I told her she was invited, either way was ok. What would you do?? This is EVERY year.
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