To want dh's family to acknowledge Dewali?  (156 Posts)
nesticles Mon 30-Sep-13 02:19:32  I am Hindu and dh is english
not religious. For 3 years I have willingly hosted ils for
christmas dinner, cooking a turkey even though I am a strict
vegetarian. I always make a huge effort with presents (that
normally get returned even if it was on the list ils gave me)
and making everything from scratch (helps that I love cooking)
cos I know it is important to ils and dh. I have a bit of
history with ils (not aproving of me because I am indian). They
kicked up a huge fuss around indian wedding etc. I have been
with dh almost 10 years and we have a 7 month old ds. My
religion is quite important to me and we want to bring ds up
knowing and selebrating both Christmas and dewali in the
traditional way. The last 3/4 years ils have completely ignored
Dewali and not tried to understand me or what I believe. DH and
I weren't living together before that and I was studying abroad
and at uni so didn't expect it. I guess I just tha