Family Feud

Well, not literally.

There are members of my husband's family that are angry with us for not spending the holidays with them this year. We chose to stay close to home and travel to church only, since our daughter is at such an age that she was excited about Santa and the Easter Bunny. Moreover, I was not interested in spending any portion of this pregnancy (already insanely high-stress given our history) with cats (super allergic!), alcohol (can't drink and live over an hour away), and horrible language (in front of my impressionable 3 year-old).

Anyway, all of this comes back to our not visiting our 20-something cousins often enough, despite the fact that we work full-time, are raising a toddler, and have a home to maintain an hour away from where they live. Doesn't matter that we've spent months grieving for our son and taking steps toward the future in preparing for (hopefully!) another baby to come into our home and our hearts.

I have never really had people angry with me - particularly for what I feel is no good reason - so I am having a tough time reconciling my role in the "feud." I am not the first person that they have ever been angry with, and I sure as heck wont be the last, but I still do not enjoy having people hold such negativity and hostility toward my family and I.

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