November 11, 2004

An "open" letter to my mother-in-law

When you married your (now ex-)husband, clearly you realized that you weren't going to be able to spend every holiday with your family. So why do you throw a fucking tantrum when your daughter tells you that we're spending this Thanksgiving with my family?

Oh, right, the whole religion thing... well, you get us for all of your holidays, and my family gets us for all of mine. Thanksgiving's the one cross-over point. Guess what that means? You have to learn to share. You remember sharing, right? That stuff you learned in kindergarten, oh, 50 years ago. But, no. Instead, like a toddler, you're going to cry and kick and scream until you get your way. Not this year.

And how much do you think we're going to want to come visit you if you continue to behave like this?!

Posted by anonymous at November 11, 2004 8:27 AM | TrackBack
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good for you. i think you are absolutely correct in your feelings. it's the same way in my family. it's hard to break from the traditional celebrations but everyone should get equal time.

Posted by: at November 15, 2004 3:55 PM
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