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Q: My sister is one of my best friends. I love her and the last thing I'd want to do is hurt her feelings which is why this is hard for me.
She got married, had a house built, and moved into that house all since June of this year. I've been to her new house and it's amazing. She and her husband are SOOOOOO excited about having the whole family down for thanksgiving and up until recently, I was excited about going. However, now I've hit a problem.
Long story short, I think my mom and granddad might stay home for thanksgiving and if they do, I think I'm gonna need to stay with them so it's not just the two of them for thanksgiving. My sister will still have her husband, dad, grandmother, and all of her in laws, so I think it's the best thing to do.
So, how do I break it to her if I end up not going to her place thanksgiving? She's really excited about it. She's been texting me about how excited she is, she's making all of these plans, she's even planning to bake a pumpkin pie simply because I love it and I'm tellin' you, her pumpkin pie is so good, it's as addictive as cocaine.
What am I gonna do?
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Eventually, you're going to come up against difficulties in juggling family engagements. Between my husband's and my families, we have 3 places to visit in a 3 day span, but we've always made it work.
Are the two houses far from each other? A good compromise is often to spend one day with one family and another with the next family. For us it means a 4 hour drive in between, but it's always worth it. Our families compromise by having the main holiday on different days so that everyone can be involved.
Talk to both parties and see if there's some way that you can fit everyone in. Thanksgiving is all about family, so it's nice to have everyone around you.
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Thanks, I'll take your advice.
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