I have not spent holidays with my family in years. Our traditions, my mom b****es that we did not spend enough on here. Complains about what we did get her. She tells me I am fat and could lose some weight.
She picks on me, by brother gets pissed and fights with my mom. His wife tells him to calm down. He shouts he will not calm down. Then my mom tells her to shut up. My other brother sits there all red and then gets all loud and tells everyone to shut the f*** up and our family is messed up and then he says he is moving away again or going back to where he lives. Then he calls me to apologize. He buys me a present for the outburts in addition to the presents for Christmas.
My mom starts to cry, putting on a show like she actually loves us and wonders why all her kids hate her. She wonders if my other brother will call but it's been almost 16 years since they last talked but I doubt he will call. Though each year he cashes the cheque my mom sends to his family at the holidays.
That is my family tradition.