Dear Mike Cares, how would you answer this?

DEAR ABBY: My husband's brother and his family live out of state. They never invite my husband's parents to spend any holiday with them. In fact, they initiate no visits with them at all or travel to the area where we live. (We live in the same city as my in-laws).

My dilemma: I do not want to have my husband's parents at our house for every holiday dinner we host. My children are getting older (one is married), and we don't see them often. Sometimes I want to get together with just our immediate family, but then I feel guilty if I don't ALWAYS include the in-laws. I think my husband's brother should step up to the plate and invite his parents for at least one holiday. I don't think it's fair to expect us to always have them at our house. What do you think? -- NEEDING A BREAK IN OHIO

DEAR NEEDING A BREAK IN OHIO: Whenever an uptight whining bitch complains about her in-laws they always seem to leave out their own parents. I bet you invited them, didn’t you? Listen princess, if you don’t like in-laws you should never had gotten married, now all these years later you can’t just put up a no in-laws sign. What’s two more people anyway? Come on Martha Stewart, what’s two more scoops of your lumpy mash potatoes, bitter gravy and undercooked turkey? It looks like your husband’s brother got all the brains in the family and knows how to control his life. The only real solution to your made-up dilemma is to let your in-laws know that due to the racist overtones of Black Friday and the fact that you have Covid, this year’s party will be held at your out of state brother’s husband’s house, then unplug your phone and start drinking heavily.

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