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My sister-in-law is upset with me now. Here's what happened: Weeks ago, she asked me what we were doing for Christmas. My reply was "I don't know, probably what we did last year, Josh's mom or dad Christmas Eve, my mom's Christmas morning, and whichever of his parent's we didn't go do Christmas Eve, we'd go there Christmas Day at some point"
She took this to mean solidly: Josh's dad's Christmas Eve, his mom's sometime Christmas Day.
And made all of her family's Christmas plans around that conversation. Going so far as to tell Josh's parents (read: his crazy mother) about when we would be at her house.
Josh's mom called us last night in a rage. She had planned on doing her dinner and stuff Christmas Eve and thought we were trying to undermine her plans and whatnot. She ranted at Josh's brother, at me, and at Sheila, my sister-in-law.
Anyway, I get Josh's mom diffused, then Sheila calls me upset because she had made their plans around what I had said IN PASSING, without confirming with anyone, and now because of the "change" in plans, won't be able to see her parents for Christmas. She's pissed at me, I spent 2 hours crying last night because I feel like I've lost a sister.
I sent her a text trying to apologize. We had to attend a Christmas party today, and I tried to make up with her, and she gave me the cold shoulder the whole time we were there.
Not to mention, she's pregnant, so all this could possibly be chalked up to her hormones and she'll get over it eventually. I love her dearly, so that's what I'm really hoping for. Blah. I hate the holidays anymore.
Before I met Josh, I went one place: My parents' house. There wasn't all this running around trying to appease the gods of the in-laws. I hate it. I resent it, but I have to deal with it.
She took this to mean solidly: Josh's dad's Christmas Eve, his mom's sometime Christmas Day.
And made all of her family's Christmas plans around that conversation. Going so far as to tell Josh's parents (read: his crazy mother) about when we would be at her house.
Josh's mom called us last night in a rage. She had planned on doing her dinner and stuff Christmas Eve and thought we were trying to undermine her plans and whatnot. She ranted at Josh's brother, at me, and at Sheila, my sister-in-law.
Anyway, I get Josh's mom diffused, then Sheila calls me upset because she had made their plans around what I had said IN PASSING, without confirming with anyone, and now because of the "change" in plans, won't be able to see her parents for Christmas. She's pissed at me, I spent 2 hours crying last night because I feel like I've lost a sister.
I sent her a text trying to apologize. We had to attend a Christmas party today, and I tried to make up with her, and she gave me the cold shoulder the whole time we were there.
Not to mention, she's pregnant, so all this could possibly be chalked up to her hormones and she'll get over it eventually. I love her dearly, so that's what I'm really hoping for. Blah. I hate the holidays anymore.
Before I met Josh, I went one place: My parents' house. There wasn't all this running around trying to appease the gods of the in-laws. I hate it. I resent it, but I have to deal with it.