GB. My family is close, very close. We celebrate the holidays with both families- mine on Christmas eve and Christmas night and H family Christmas morning. I have a very large family who has also been extremely supportive. I have thought about taking the kids away on an all inclusive trip for the holidays ( my family has offered to help with money) I hesitate for two reasons 1) I will need the money for lawyers 2) makes it too easy for H - if I take the kids away - I am the one putting a wedge between him and the kids - he has accused me of this multiple times