Welcome, lurkin' ladies. Put yourself in this scenario: you just had a baby, you are dealing with a difficult postpartum period, and the holidays are coming up. Which do you prefer - to host the holiday feasts at your home or to attend them elsewhere? There is no right or wrong answer; everyone has a preference and a scenario that they are more comfortable with. For some people, hosting would be much easier. Perhaps cooking comes naturally to them, so preparing a holiday dinner does not seem so daunting. They also might prefer keeping their newborn home in a familiar environment. Other people, who find hosting overwhelming, would likely prefer to attend a holiday party elsewhere.
However, neither scenario is easy if you know that your in-laws resent you for not following their family's traditional naming conventions and have not been able to stop pestering you about it for months now. Such was the case in our story today. Scroll down for all the details.
