My parents are determined to stay in their own home and whilst that is getting increasingly difficult we have decided the easiest way is for me to do a 5 hour round trip - that I do every week. A day early and cook a roast. Whilst I will not get to spend much of a Christmas it will reduce stress and confusion all round if it is essentially just another day and I will do Christmas with hubby when it suits us.
Hoping roads will be nice and quiet for a smooth journey
What a smashing daughter you are.
For every person enjoying the festivities on 25th December, there will be someone, somewhere working and not partaking of the Christmas food, drink and fun.
I get a bit cross sometimes because we are bombarded with "how to have the perfect Christmas", for instance the BBC trailer at the moment with people 'choosing' how to spend their Christmas Day.
What self indulgent twaddle and demeaning to everyone who has no choice other than to work - or as in your case put duty before spending time with your husband - and I know you don't think of caring for your parents as duty, any more than I do for my mum, but I wanted to illustrate the point.
I work Sundays, Bank Holidays and over Christmas/New Year, so while half the nation is out there playing and having fun, the other half are servicing their requirements. And that is the lot of a carer, putting someone else's needs before your own, and that is why I think you are a smashing daughter!
The roads will be empty because half the nation will be filling their stomachs and watching The Queen, so have a good journey
@Bluebell 50 and treasure your mum and dad, the time with your husband celebrating your Christmas will be all the more special.
And I'm really sorry to have a rant, it isn't what I intended, but once I started it just erupted.
I'm a glass half full person, but sometimes it just gets your goat!