By Asura.Vyre 2021-09-13 00:11:42
My sister in law's parents are kinda like that. They demand she goes home and stuff for every holiday. Which makes her demand my brother go with her. Which he doesn't enjoy, because her parents, mainly her mom, try to belittle him at every turn from what I can understand.
My own parents are really chill about holidays though. Or were, anyway. My mom passed in 2020, ya know, so holidays haven't been the same. Last Thanksgiving I dragged my dad over to Sarah's house to have turkey day with her family. He enjoyed it, but then got self-conscious about falling asleep, so he got up to leave immediately after he woke up from his first doze.
My mom actually used to think that I hate my family because I never call when I'm not home for holidays. We kept an email correspondence while I was in the Navy. I just never really got into phone calls. :/ Kinda weird to sometimes overhear her talking to my Dad a few years ago saying things like, "He hates us because of you, and that's why he never calls!" I mean, I don't have a real good relationship with my Dad, but I never hated my mom. Kinda wish I'd called more in the past.