Posted by pegasus on November 22, 2004, at 14:56:04
In reply to thanksgiving w/ the inlaws: what to do?, posted by smokeymadison on November 22, 2004, at 0:47:43
It sounds to me as though you and/or your boyfriend believe that it is more important to prove your sanity to his family than to protect and preserve your mental health in the short term. Which saddens me.
Also, it sounds as though you aren't sure you'll actually be able to "prove" your sanity at Thanksgiving. If you don't make it through the holiday with glowing sanity, then what happens to your marriage plans? Is it possible that you might be better off skipping Thanksgiving anyway? Can his parents actually prevent your marriage? Or is it a matter of approval vs. disapproval? Is their disapproval more important than how upsetting this holiday together might be to you?
Maybe you could get out of it by claiming a bout of the flu or something. They wouldn't really want you around then anyway, right?
I hope it goes well for you, however it turns out. It sounds really hard.
pegasus
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