I am so anxious and stressed out about Easter.

First we are having an Easter celebration with my extended family (mom & dad, sisters, nieces, aunts & uncles, grandmother). One of my aunts I totally dislike (she failed to report her ex husband for sexual abuse that went on when I was a kid and she couldn't not know about it).

Another of my aunts always comments on my weight, whether it's up or down (I have a past with an eating disorder). She seems to watch everything I put on my plate like a hawk and what do eat and don't eat. My 10 year old daughter has tons of sensory issues, including hatred of loud noises, won't wear pants because they are "too tight", has meltdowns, doesn't yet tie a bow, will only eat separated foods that are not seasoned. My aunt always tell me how I should be parenting her to get rid of these behaviors. (I really think my daughter may have sensory processing disorder or even very mild autism, but my husband (her father) doesn't want her to get diagnosed and "labeled", so we have a rift there.) Anyway, this aunt thinks watching shows something like Nanny 911 makes her an expert on parenting. And the crazy thing is, she never even had kids herself! How dare you tell me how to parent when you haven't been there at all yourself? And doesn't she realize every child is a unique person, just the same as adults are? You can't jump lump all kids into one bunch; they are unique individuals.

So between these 2 aunts, I am stressed out about the Easter celebration tomorrow. I do look forward to seeing my mom, grandmother, sister, and nieces, and the one aunt on my father's side of the family. But everyone has different political views from my husband and me, and they will get talking about politics or religion, and it really upsets him, and I can't blame him.

Ugh. Can't wait until tomorrow is over & done with!