I am dreading the holidays 😔😞

My husband and I live with his parents. We’re saving up for our own place. Over the last month tensions in the house have been rising with both my brother in law and father in law having physically violent outbursts of throwing objects or punches to anyone in sight when upset. And my mother in law has been showing her true colors more and more being very manipulative, vindictive, meddling, and controlling. I feel like I’m constantly walking on eggshells. And when I try to distance myself from the drama, they nag that I’m “avoiding them”. With the constant drama and the daily nagging from my mother in law about her wanting to meddle or micro manage this or that; I’m really not looking forward to spending the holidays with my in laws. And the tension is wearing on my marriage, the only safe place to even hold a conversation if we want it to be a completely private conversation, would be in our car 😞

I feel so overwhelmed, and bogged down by this toxic environment, I don’t know how to deal anymore. 😔

So needless to say it is not exactly the kind of atmosphere the makes anyone excited to celebrate the holidays. My husband and I have even considered just leaving for Christmas Day and spend the together just the two of us. I am honestly hoping that we just do this! The thought of it actually made us both kind of excited for once!

Thinking of actually doing it! 🤔🤗