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19th November 2023
01:41pm GMT
There are some family members we'd happily avoid at Christmas, but sometimes we just have to deal with it and face them.
You grin, act civil, and chat about the weather until you can return home. It's a little awkward and somewhat unpleasant, but it's usually grand, right?
One mum has sparked a debate online after uninviting a member of her family from their Christmas celebrations.
She explained that her 25-year-old daughter has a son who doesn't believe in Christmas. The mum, who has two other younger daughters, doesn't want her grandson to spoil the Christmas magic for them.
She asked her daughter to talk to her grandson and remind him not to ruin Santa for her younger children.
However, her older daughter was not impressed and said she didn't feel comfortable making her son lie.
"I have children with very large age gaps. My oldest is 25, that I had with a high school ex. Then we separated, and I married my husband much later. My younger two are 9 and 7.
"My younger children believe in Santa, while my daughter's son doesn’t. She raised him not with the Santa magic, which is perfectly okay I just rather not have it ruined for my children who do believe in Santa," the mum explained.
"My daughter told us she wouldn’t make her son lie, and my children are old enough to understand if her son decides to say something," she told Reddit.
The mum gave her an ultimatum and said if she doesn't talk to her son then she has to spend Christmas at her apartment.
The daughter was understandably upset, but is the mum being unfair?
Parents were shocked that she'd choose the 'Christmas magic' over family time.
"Seems to be valuing the pageantry of Santa over their actual family," one said.
Another added, "You want to keep the magic of Christmas alive by excluding family from family celebrations?"
Many parents said she should try to resolve the issue instead of separating her family for the holidays.
Do you agree?
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