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Hmm, over 90 years? Maybe secretly she is hoping and praying that someone takes over the burden of having to plan and prepare all of this. My mother is in her 80's, a social butterfly and LOVES to host parties. She is a perfectionist. But I can tell you that after awhile even though she did it all with a smile on her face and still seemed to thoroughly enjoy it, she was secretly wishing that someone else would do it. Once we found out that she no longer loved it like she used to things changed, and we let her just relax and enjoy the family during the holidays. Perhaps your relative has a different view on it, but responsibility and family traditions are held in such high regard for some people that they feel they are letting their family down if they do not continue with things as they have always been. Who knows? Maybe you will be answering her secret prayer.