My mom is wanting me to host Thanksgiving for my immediate family and my brother's inlaws, so 21 people total. Thanksgiving will be 2 weeks after my due date with my 3rd child. I am sore for at least 2 weeks after having my babies due to tearing and normal recovery and always have a hard time walking/getting around during this time. My mom thinks this is no excuse and I am being a princess. She said she will do all of the cooking/cleaning for the event. I do not want to host it because there are still other things that need to be taken care of/picked up before being presentable to guests as well as you are really dragging those first few weeks especially with little to no sleep.
She cannot host it at her house due to them being pack racks and little to no space to sit. She wants it to be at my house because I live 10 minutes away and is more convenient for her. She has yet to even ask my brother who is 30 minutes away, because it is farther away (even though they would be most likely willing to host).
Her rationale is that she went back to running the liquor store that they owned 3 days after they had me and that 2 weeks (give or take) is plenty of time before hosting. She also helps me out a lot with my 2 kids and also threatened if I don't host, she will not keep my boys while I am in the hospital.
This is stressting me out and I am one week away from giving birth and she just brought it up tonight.
What are your thoughts? Whose side are you on?
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Hosting Thanksgiving 2 weeks after your due date
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