It's tiring being the most responsible one in the family. While it's a delight to occasionally kick off your shoes at a family member's house, leaning into the La-Z-Boy chairs and embracing the life of a lowlife, if this becomes your permanent role in the family structure, you're the worst type of freeloader. Taking advantage of your family's cooking, spending, space, hard work, and ultimately their hosting charity, freeloading family members never learn what it takes to host an enormous family event.
Don't get me wrong, it's awesome to go home to a multicourse family dinner prepared by someone else; I'd wager it's the best feeling in the world. However, being on the opposite side of the coin, or in this case, the opposite side of the kitchen, can be completely exhausting, especially when you are counting on your siblings to pull their weight.
This new mom to twins is the oldest sibling in her family. With 7 other youngsters under her at every family gathering, she inadvertently became the unofficial third parent, but without the perks of retirement. This year, after all of her siblings took advantage of her hosting sacrifice, she decided she was done with it. They can fend for themselves this Christmas because she's tired of picking up their slack on holiday responsibilities. We'll see if anyone can handle the massive weight of feeding this gigantic family, because the one who did so for the last 30+ years is done.
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