Long story short (or so I will try):
We're hosting Christmas this year for the first time ever. We want to start making our own family traditions for the holiday. However, my mom has offered to help cook. She called and asked if she could invite my aunt (and her husband and son) over for Christmas. We don't like her much (feel free to ask for details on why). On top of that, with Michael traveling so much lately and it being the holidays, he feels like it has been forever since he's had the house to himself and thus isn't really in a social mood.
So... on one hand, she's family. And it's the holidays. No matter what our feelings of her are, she's still family. We should invite her, right?
On the other hand, don't the holidays mean more when you're spending it with those who are closest to you and with whom you enjoy spending time?
So, what would you do? I'd be interested to know if you came to the same conclusion as me. Go!
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Hmm, I'm not sure. What will you wish you'd done months from now?
Tell us more about these people and why their company isn't so enjoyable...
Ok, I'll bite... Because I'm so nonconfrontational and don't want to offend anyone, I'd go ahead & invite her. Then again, I had a less than happy Christmas because of the immaturity and selfishness of a family member.
So? What did you end up doing?
Jen
Spleeness - This used to be my favorite Aunt, but she moved to Colorado maybe 6 years ago. Since then my family has had more interaction with her and she just doesn't seem to be the great person we once thought she was. She seems to lack moral. For me, though, the final straw was when she invited 6 people to my wedding, some of who I never met before, and then never gave me a wedding gift. She caused so much trouble for us, not to mention the additional cost. And no gift. She also did some not-quite-but-close-to illegal things as a realtor (lying about her info on her mortgage application). When questioned about it, she said "What? Everyone does this. It's like speeding and lying on your taxes." She just lacks integrity.
Jen - we ended up compromising and inviting her over for dinner but not for opening presents. As it turned out, though, she had other plans for dinner. So it was a win-win. We invited her but she didn't come. That's tacky of me to say, I know.
I'd love to hear about your story on the immature and selfish family member!
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