I lost my wife to cancer 2 1/2 years ago. So I am curious to learn when is the time that I should no longer feel an obligation to attend holiday meals with my in-laws?? Yes, my adult daughters are blood related to my in-laws but this is not the case for me. They will always be their grand-mother, aunts and uncle. Yes, I need to be sensitive toward my daughters. But for me, attending these dinners is starting to feel like an obligation not something I really want to continue. My thinking is after Easter talk to my daughters and let them know my thinking and especially what my plans moving forward will be especially since I am now dating. If our relationship continues for deepen as I expect it will, by the end of the year my preference will be to spend the holiday season with her and her family rather than my late wife's family. I am just not sure how to cross that bridge.
Thank you for your comments
Paul
