Christmas is turning into a crazy hell that has already had me sobbing on the phone to my mother for a half hour.
For the record, there are too many picky people in my family, too many passive aggressive people in my family, my grandmother that I live with rivals my sister for a dramatic personality, everyone has messed up priorities and doesn't understand the basic rules of Christmas (see below), and I have my period.
Rules of Christmas
1. It's about the kids (if you have kids)
2. It's about the grandparents (of whoever the youngest kids are)
3. Barring the first one, Christmas can be easy, but when kids enter the picture, everyone needs to adjust
4. Divorce makes everything harder, so the divorced people are the ones who have to compromise
For the record, there are too many picky people in my family, too many passive aggressive people in my family, my grandmother that I live with rivals my sister for a dramatic personality, everyone has messed up priorities and doesn't understand the basic rules of Christmas (see below), and I have my period.
Rules of Christmas
1. It's about the kids (if you have kids)
2. It's about the grandparents (of whoever the youngest kids are)
3. Barring the first one, Christmas can be easy, but when kids enter the picture, everyone needs to adjust
4. Divorce makes everything harder, so the divorced people are the ones who have to compromise