Mom’s pressuring her to spend holidays with stepfamily

DEAR CAROLYN: My mother is terribly hurt that I feel no attachment to my five stepsiblings and no desire to spend even one holiday every couple of years with them.

They are all sorts of crazy, two daughters are in and out of rehab and mental institutions, and the third ought to be. One son has spent time in prison; for what, I don’t know.

Every moment I was forced to spend with them as a kid was torture, and I have no desire to expose my two children to their generally immature, sometimes ridiculous behavior. My sister goes every couple of years to keep the peace, and strongly believes I should too. I got the full-court press from my mom this year. Am I under any obligation to spend an occasional holiday with my mother, her husband and his family?

Read Carolyn’s response Carolyn Hax: Mom’s pressuring her to spend holidays with stepfamily – Sacramento Living – Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee.

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