My husband and I have never spent Christmas day together in the 25 years we've been together. We have ten children and fourteen grandchildren between us and didn't live together until we married a few years ago so the two families have never seen each other as siblings. Last year some of my children decided they would have Christmas dinner in their own homes, but some wanted to have breakfast and present opening with me as usual so I returned to my old home that the younger ones now share and then travelled later in the day with them and joined my husband and his family for dinner which I cooked, in his home that I now share. It was okay but didn't feel quite right and I wasn't really very comfortable, though I think my husband was pleased I was there. However, this Christmas everything was back to normal and we spent the day with our respective families. He drops me to mine late on Christmas eve and picks me up late Christmas night. We don't bother doing 'our own' Christmas as we have had enough of it by then. I think it will always be like that, the families won't really mix well and the numbers prohibit one gathering plus I'd prefer to be with my children than his in all honesty. We look on it as just a day we do for the families. Secretly I'd love to be a million miles away from it all and not bother with Christmas but I'd hate to disappoint my kids!
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