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And I lold reading your house as 'neutral ground' for family events!
Unfortunately, or otherwise, its the truth. We can't plan it for anyone else's house because then somebody else won't go.

EDIT: You know that old saying "You can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives"?. There's a reason its that way. If we could pick our family, there would be many individuals without families....Now you know...
 
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I love it when a flan comes together.

Excellent wordplay sir, good form!

Unfortunately, or otherwise, its the truth. We can't plan it for anyone else's house because then somebody else won't go.

EDIT: You know that old saying "You can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives"?. There's a reason its that way. If we could pick our family, there would be many individuals without families....Now you know...

Not at all mate - I laughed because I totally understand - my family has always been like that too, from my parents generation upwards, so as a young child our house was the neutral ground. Things fractured more in my teens though so things like Christmas were always over two days minimum, spread between parts of the family that didn't like other bits if you know what I mean.

So please don't think I was taking the pee - it was a total laugh of empathy for knowing how hard it is, especially for adults. Quite frankly I think you deserve kudos for hosting, but please don't think I was mocking you, absolutely the opposite!
 
Not at all mate - I laughed because I totally understand - my family has always been like that too, from my parents generation upwards, so as a young child our house was the neutral ground. Things fractured more in my teens though so things like Christmas were always over two days minimum, spread between parts of the family that didn't like other bits if you know what I mean.

So please don't think I was taking the pee - it was a total laugh of empathy for knowing how hard it is, especially for adults. Quite frankly I think you deserve kudos for hosting, but please don't think I was mocking you, absolutely the opposite!
I didn't think you were mocking me (never crossed my mind)...life is strange some times, well, usually...so I was just elaborating for anyone who may have been going "Huh?"

In this case it's actually my wife's family, since my nearest blood relative is 400+ miles away, but my family has, at times, actually been worse...though there aren't many of the "old guard" left these days...
 
I didn't think you were mocking me (never crossed my mind)...life is strange some times, well, usually...so I was just elaborating for anyone who may have been going "Huh?"

In this case it's actually my wife's family, since my nearest blood relative is 400+ miles away, but my family has, at times, actually been worse...though there aren't many of the "old guard" left these days...

Coolio - the internet doesn't help with explaining things at times!

But it is weird how families feud and become puerile over rather trivial things, at least in the case of my loony family!

As you say it is sometimes difficult to get the cohesion - although my grandparents have moved on now. But I never see the family of my father's siblings which is sad. I also haven't seen my sister or nieces for nearly 3 years now, but that is mostly due to covid really, as they live in MI.

Anyway, families are weird, but I admire you facilitating the family gathering, it's a good thing mate :)
 
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