How Many Gatherings??

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It's a time of family gatherings. Sometimes just those simple words, family gathering, is enough to make people scream and run in terror. I admit, they are most definitely interesting. Okay, I'm being polite, lol. We have two gatherings this weekend. One is with my husband's mother's family. That means aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. The other is with his father's family. Now, his parents are divorced but his mom's family has been having this event on the 3rd Saturday of the month forever. Somehow both events are scheduled for the same time and day. So, we either upset one family or go for a brief time to both. Family overload!!!! Now, we are gathering with his sisters and mom on Christmas Eve. We are gathering with his dad, sisters,step mom and step sisters on Christmas day. Are you confused yet? They would like for us to attend yet another gathering each year. The step mothers gathering with cousins and all. We don't go. His step sisters don't attend dad's gathering with cousins. We kids all agree that it is family but it isn't the same thing. We don't know why they push us. I don't get to see my family. Mom and my brother are across the country. We can't afford the trip. Dad and my sister are in another state also. Anyhow, how many gatherings does your family have? Is this a southern thing? See, I grew up in the south but I had northern parents so I honestly don't know. My family didn't have umpteen gatherings but we were scattered across the states.