I invited a friend and her daughter to spend Xmas eve with me at home. I was going to spend that day by myself but then I found out that my friend's daughter got abused by her uncle (he is the brother in law of my friend) so they were not going to spend Holidays at this uncle home like they were used to. Lastly I started disliking my friend. She lies and is a kind of drama queen. Also, sometimes she is slightly like a serpent. Deeply, I think she is not malicious but immature and a bit narcissistic. After many years without seeing each other, we met again relatively recently. But I feel really sorry for her daughter who is somehow like emotionally subject to my friend in a way that is not fair to the girl. For example my friend does not want to report the abuse. Instead, she and her daughter will just withdraw from the abuser and his family. This is wrong from all points of view but my friend says her daughter's psychiatrist does not want the girl to deal with any judicial process.
On the other hand, my brother, who lives upstairs, may want to join us. OMG! I do not enjoy being with him. But it seems he is really alone this time. It is not going to be easy with him around and my friend, who behaves hysterically sometimes.
Anyway, let'see what Xmas brings this time. I want to be more proactive and take action to avoid isolation