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Hollanders and Ilya
November 28 - 12:58 pm
Yuna (Mrs Hollander) created a group
Yuna (Mrs Hollander)
Hey guys! I felt like it was finally time to have our own group chat since I’m assuming Ilya will be around for Christmas this year? We need to sort out our Christmas plans for this year! Can everyone check their calendars and see if there’s any time to meet next week?
Jane
November 28 - 1:41 pm
hollander
what is your mother talking about?
is there canadian christmas tradition that i don’t know about next week?
No, we do regular christmas but my family usually has a day where we all make christmas cookies, take our christmas card photo and send everything to everyone
christmas cards? like family photo sent to whole contact list christmas cards?
i thought it was only a thing in hollywood movies
what do they look like?
omg i want to see little hollander posing for the camera
My mom usually makes us wear some stupid cheesy sweater and we stand in front of the tree and honestly it sounds really boring but its kinda nice.
Just ask my mom if you want to see some old ones…
Hollanders and Ilya
November 28 - 1:45 pm
Jane
I vote for gingerbread cookies this year!
David (Mr Hollander)
But we did gingerbread last year!
Jane
and everyone loved them so why not give the people what they want?
David (Mr Hollander)
I say we make something with peppermint
Yuna (Mrs Hollander)
Why don’t we let Ilya decide since it’ll be his first time joining this Hollander tradition?
Ilya
Oh, i am okay with any cookie really
thank you for inviting me
Mrs Hollander, Shane tells me we will do christmas cards also?
can i see some old ones?
Shane never shows me child photos of him
Yuna (Mrs Hollander)
Oh, Shane told you about the Christmas Cards?
I am not sure we are doing it this year…
Shane and David think the tradition is rather boring…
Also, please call me Yuna - Mrs Hollander makes me sound so old.
Ilya
okay, will call you Yuna
ah, yes shane thinks a lot of things are boring
he is refusing to buy chocolate window advent calendar
says it is not part of his diet
very boring
Jane
Hey you’re making me sound like the grinch!
Ilya
what is a grinch
Jane
Link to YouTube Video (How the Grinch Stole Christmas Trailer)
Ilya
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT
sorry i did not mean to swear
i do not know how to unsend
just did not expect green evil monster on my screen
Jane
November 28 - 2:01 pm
fuck
???
i did not mean to swear on groupchat
also, i think i accidentally called your mother old?
maybe your parents will judge me more now
Ilya, my parents are completely supportive of our relationship!
They would never judge you for swearing!!
God knows the things my mom’s said while watching us play
yes yes i am very happy they like our relationship because they see it makes you happy
but i do not think they like me
only ilya rozanov the boyfriend, not the person
i want them to like me too
is important for me
christmas cards, baking together, is all so nice
i did not have that with my family
and now i am in the groupchat, i think i am fucking things up
Incoming Call from Jane
Jane
November 28 - 2:32 pm
Sorry, I had to go. Hayden forgot his keycard so I needed to let him in.
But Ilya, I love you okay and so does my family
i love you too
sorry, maybe i was just being dramatic and overthinking
but its okay now, the call helped
Hollanders and Ilya
November 30 - 10:29 am
Yuna
Just confirming - see everyone at 11am sharp tomorrow morning at our place. Looking forward to baking some gingerbread :)
Jane
So the christmas cards are really not happening this year?
Yuna
I just think that with everything that happened this year, it may not be a good idea…
Jane
??
OH
okay, i get it
you don’t want to tell everyone that your son is gay
Yuna
Shane, honey, can we not do this…
You know that’s not a problem. I love you for who you are.
I just think that it might be a bit too soon to launch your relationship like that…
Jane
you mean YOU don’t want your friends and relatives to know that i’m dating ilya?
because ilya and i, we are ready to go public
maybe you do have a problem with it
Ilya
Shane, it’s okay, maybe not everyone will be accepting
i do not want to be a burden
Maybe you can take the christmas card photo without me?
David
Absolutely not Ilya, you and your imported vodka are family to us
Yuna, maybe we can think this through again?
Jane
November 30 - 11:11 am
fuck ilya i’m so sorry
Im gonna talk to my mom
I know how excited you were for this
and im really sorry for making you feel like you were being dramatic
your feelings are so valid
is okay
shitty yes but i am used to it from my family
i do not want to create a fight between you and your mother
let’s just go bake some cookies tomorrow, okay?
Yuna
November 30 - 12:07 pm
Hey Ilya, I just got off the phone with Shane.
I am really sorry. I did not mean to make you feel like you didn't belong to this family.
Hi Yuna, is no problem really
I am the one who is sorry
I did not meant to cause fight between you and Shane
Honey, no
Like I told Shane when he first told me about you, you have nothing to apologise for.
Your relationship with my son is the best thing to ever happen to him.
I was trying to shield you both from the public eye but it is absolutely not my choice whether or not you want to tell the world. I think I will always be a little protective over Shane but it should never come at the cost of making you feel less worthy Ilya. You are a part of this family and I am truly sorry I ever made you doubt that. David and I love you very much.
Jane
November 30 - 12:35 pm
Hey…have you heard anything from my mother?
Shane
what did you say to her
she is making me cry
nobody makes me cry
nobody except me
Fine yes you make me cry good tears sometimes too
very good tears
its good tears now too
but different kind
you make me cry from sex
now i am crying because your mother said she loved me
Technically you also cried when i said i love you
yes yes you also
but its different now
i am part of hollander family now
Hollanders
November 31 - 11:47 am
Yuna changed the groupchat name to Hollanders and updated the group profile photo