Oh God Christmas. Most of my siblings, we essentially trade cash via Amazon gift cards. So whoever has the most kids wins (my sister.)
I have successfully avoided 3 of my mom's "all child mandatory" Christmas vacations now for a WHILE. This year, it's no vacation. due to the FMLA thing. That's 3 times in a row. I can't think of an excuse for next time. LOL, maybe by then my mother will be dead.
I'm kidding! Really! But I do find them stressful. I was explaining to my mom like, I was saving to take the kid on a "mom and kid vacation only) he was like "You are my only biological parent." I want to take him to Sedona. She was like, "Oooh you could fly here and spend part of the vacation here with ME."
I had to tactfully state that would be lovely but if we are taking the kid's dog and we will be (even if we were going to the MOON we would be) and it would likely be the kid driving here first... Sigh. I invited her to Douglas once we sold he house. She's either gonna kind of like it or be absolutely HORRIFED. That is how people react to Douglas, like, one way or another.
I found out all my support staff assumed I lived in Bisbee because I'm a provider. I hate Bisbee. I was like asking about reputable dry cleaners in Douglas and the support staff was like, "IDK, I don't dry clean but I'm sure there's one in Bisbee. I was like, yeah... I live here now though." She was like, "Really?" I was like, "Yeah you should live where you work IMHO well, I didn't live ON the reservation but fairly near it." LOL.
I will have to investigate. It is my "Best coat ever purchased" I bought it from England and paid like 150 dollars for it. I dry clean it every season. it is so cool and warm I did not even balk at all.
My mom wants suggestions for gifts every time! I want that leather Dani sleeve for my holy grail dani I have not vaped yet. I can't believe my self control but that is something AWESOME to get without the guilt of self payment.
Anna
I have successfully avoided 3 of my mom's "all child mandatory" Christmas vacations now for a WHILE. This year, it's no vacation. due to the FMLA thing. That's 3 times in a row. I can't think of an excuse for next time. LOL, maybe by then my mother will be dead.
I'm kidding! Really! But I do find them stressful. I was explaining to my mom like, I was saving to take the kid on a "mom and kid vacation only) he was like "You are my only biological parent." I want to take him to Sedona. She was like, "Oooh you could fly here and spend part of the vacation here with ME."
I had to tactfully state that would be lovely but if we are taking the kid's dog and we will be (even if we were going to the MOON we would be) and it would likely be the kid driving here first... Sigh. I invited her to Douglas once we sold he house. She's either gonna kind of like it or be absolutely HORRIFED. That is how people react to Douglas, like, one way or another.
I found out all my support staff assumed I lived in Bisbee because I'm a provider. I hate Bisbee. I was like asking about reputable dry cleaners in Douglas and the support staff was like, "IDK, I don't dry clean but I'm sure there's one in Bisbee. I was like, yeah... I live here now though." She was like, "Really?" I was like, "Yeah you should live where you work IMHO well, I didn't live ON the reservation but fairly near it." LOL.
I will have to investigate. It is my "Best coat ever purchased" I bought it from England and paid like 150 dollars for it. I dry clean it every season. it is so cool and warm I did not even balk at all.
My mom wants suggestions for gifts every time! I want that leather Dani sleeve for my holy grail dani I have not vaped yet. I can't believe my self control but that is something AWESOME to get without the guilt of self payment.
Anna