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Fluffy socks and hot chocolate

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cocktailanddreams · 09/12/2023 22:43

Festive gripes....I like both...however it appears Christmas doesn't go ahead without them.
Christmas Eve boxes full of them, it's always the default suggestion 'cosy night with hot chocolate' .
It irritates me, feel free to tell me I'm grumpy

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therealcookiemonster · 10/12/2023 16:55

BebbanburgIsMine · 10/12/2023 16:14

@therealcookiemonster

I only drink hot chocolate if its guaranteed not to have any milk in at all! Hate milk and most dairy products.

I used to like the Cadbury's stuff in a tin, but can't even have that now as it says may contain milk.

I'm sticking to my coffee these days!

in that case it's a really good thing you are not a cookie monster. imagine being only able to eat cookies - but no milk!

BebbanburgIsMine · 10/12/2023 16:14

@therealcookiemonster

I only drink hot chocolate if its guaranteed not to have any milk in at all! Hate milk and most dairy products.

I used to like the Cadbury's stuff in a tin, but can't even have that now as it says may contain milk.

I'm sticking to my coffee these days!

Iwantmyoldnameback · 10/12/2023 14:15

cocktailanddreams · 10/12/2023 14:11

Aww thanks hun, 🤗. Let me know your gusset size, Ive a good offer on leakproof

#bossbabe

Have you got any for the fat of arse and huge of thigh though?

Iwantmyoldnameback · 10/12/2023 14:14

StCHouse · 10/12/2023 12:21

I once met a mum and I was complaining about how I hated the weaning stage. She said she loved it. She said she put her baby in the high chair, would put on music and dance round the kitchen as she fed him. I knew then that we would never be friends.

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I think you are being unfair she was obviously celebrating every child mouthful with a swig of wine. People are so judgemental. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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cocktailanddreams · 10/12/2023 14:11

Aww thanks hun, 🤗. Let me know your gusset size, Ive a good offer on leakproof

#bossbabe

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AlwaysForksAndMarbles · 10/12/2023 13:59

cocktailanddreams · 10/12/2023 12:07

Yes that's exactly it, I like socks, I like to drink...just don't see why it needs to be an event.
Might start a new trend of
'80 denier tights and earl grey tea' Xmas eve box for over 40s' I'd be all over that...

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You can put me down for the first box! I’ll tag you on insta, promise hun x

StCHouse · 10/12/2023 12:21

Sidebeforeself · 10/12/2023 10:45

Don’t forget the year long “ put your favourite music on and dance around the kitchen”! For some reason whenever I read that it brings me out in a rage! But yes I also hate “ hot choc and movie night” too….yours, The Grinch!

I once met a mum and I was complaining about how I hated the weaning stage. She said she loved it. She said she put her baby in the high chair, would put on music and dance round the kitchen as she fed him. I knew then that we would never be friends.

lf4 · 10/12/2023 12:20

SingingSands · 09/12/2023 23:09

I hate it too. It creates this "cozy night in" scenario, when in reality it takes about 10 mins to drink a hot chocolate. Then what? Sit back and admire your socks? 😄

This made me laugh 😂

We love hot chocolate with marshmallows and even cream on after a nice frosty winter family walk. Then we all snuggle up on the sofa under our Xmas blankets, by the twinkling tree lights, and watch Xmas films all day wearing the cosy socks.

What grinds my gears is actually more that everyone seems so angry everywhere you go at this time of year. And the road rage in car parks especially is just something else.

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cocktailanddreams · 10/12/2023 12:07

AlwaysForksAndMarbles · 10/12/2023 11:19

I don’t actually care how much of any of this stuff anyone else does - because we’re all different. (They are mostly wrong, though). But I do object to it all over social media, and done as if it’s obligatory or you’re depriving your children of some magic experience which is going to scar them for life. That’s the bollocks part.

Yes that's exactly it, I like socks, I like to drink...just don't see why it needs to be an event.
Might start a new trend of
'80 denier tights and earl grey tea' Xmas eve box for over 40s' I'd be all over that...

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guineverehadgreeneyes · 10/12/2023 12:00

Careful, some of us committed the Mumsnet sin of asking when hot chocolate "stations" and hot chocolate sachets as gifts became a thing and had our arses handed to us on plates:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/ami_being_unreasonable/4956453-what-on-earth-is-a-christmas-eve-box?page=1

Ginmonkeyagain · 10/12/2023 12:00

I envisage a hot cbocolate station to look like something my elderly neighbour had set up in her kitchen. A perpetual tray with the kettle, a tea cup and saucer, dish of sugar, a tin of tea bags and a teaspoon. All Eternal Beau print.

I assume it was always on hand in case of a tea based emergency!

PullUpTheDrawbridge · 10/12/2023 11:53

@meatbaseddessert hot chocolate stations! Vomit. My DS tried to cobble one together last week and just... no. I am all for lighting the fire and drinking something nice together but why make a scene out of it?
It reminds me of that phrase;
'if a tree falls in a forest and no body sees, has it really fallen?'
If a fluffy sock and hot choc is enjoyed without social media, is it really cosy?'

SingingSands · 10/12/2023 11:36

cocktailanddreams · 10/12/2023 10:25

You then stroke the socks and post on Facebook how blessed you/your feet are

#fluffyblessings

😆

TruthThatsHardAsSteel · 10/12/2023 11:25

Add in some "posh chocs" 🤮

AlwaysForksAndMarbles · 10/12/2023 11:19

I don’t actually care how much of any of this stuff anyone else does - because we’re all different. (They are mostly wrong, though). But I do object to it all over social media, and done as if it’s obligatory or you’re depriving your children of some magic experience which is going to scar them for life. That’s the bollocks part.

CharityShopChic · 10/12/2023 11:09

I love chocolate. The hard stuff in bars. I do not like any sort of milky drinks like latte coffees, milkshakes, lassi and so on, so the idea of melting decent chocolate and sticking it in warm milk is just ugh.

MagpiePi · 10/12/2023 11:06

LolaSmiles · 09/12/2023 23:13

It creates this "cozy night in" scenario, when in reality it takes about 10 mins to drink a hot chocolate. Then what? Sit back and admire your socks?
😂
I believe that there must also be blankets and snuggling as well.

I think you mean ‘blankies’!
You also need a fire and a Christmas movie. Some would also insist on fairy lights and festive candles.

(‘Snuggle’ makes me want to hurl)

SockQueen · 10/12/2023 11:00

Iwantmyoldnameback · 10/12/2023 10:53

I thought everyone spent Christmas Eve rushing around like a blue arsed fly then once the kids are in bed finding all the Father Christmas gifts hidden round the house. And best of all making up the fucking FC toys.

This. Plus peeling piles of veg for the following day. Not a lot of cosy snuggles time.

AIstolemylunch · 10/12/2023 10:57

Exactly, invented 7 or 8 years ago to generate huge sales from every new family now feeling compelled to buy one, not to mention having to think of new scenarios for it every day in December. Really glad mine were a bit older when the stupid things became a thing.

Iwantmyoldnameback · 10/12/2023 10:53

I thought everyone spent Christmas Eve rushing around like a blue arsed fly then once the kids are in bed finding all the Father Christmas gifts hidden round the house. And best of all making up the fucking FC toys.

TheKeatingFive · 10/12/2023 10:53

Like that ridiculous Elf on the Shelf nonsense, another Christmas 'tradition' that's only turned up in the last 10 years or so in order to sell more shit

We have an elf. I haven't spent a penny on it in the 7 years we've had it. Initial outlay 5 euro. So I'm never quite sure where these posts are coming from.

Anyway, I'm waiting for the poster from the Christmas Eve box thread who didn't understand hot chocolate sachets to turn up. She was fun.

AIstolemylunch · 10/12/2023 10:48

Also, wtaf is a Velvetiser?

I do like watching TV with a fleec blanket at this time of year but I don't think that has to involve hot chocolate or Christmas. Personally, I do it with pink gin or tea.

mynewusername2023 · 10/12/2023 10:48

I'm incredibly particular about my socks so hate getting them. Also not a fan of rich hot chocolate so would pass on that. This is why I'm glad we do Christmas lists for my DH side of the family. No idea which items we'll get but at least we know we'll love them.

Sidebeforeself · 10/12/2023 10:45

Don’t forget the year long “ put your favourite music on and dance around the kitchen”! For some reason whenever I read that it brings me out in a rage! But yes I also hate “ hot choc and movie night” too….yours, The Grinch!

AutumnCrow · 10/12/2023 10:45

meatbaseddessert · 10/12/2023 06:57

What about fucking 'hot chocolate stations'?
It's a tea tray with some cocoa powder and a jar of marshmallows cluttering up a kitchen surface. Compared to these things being in a cupboard instead.

Hmm

So when posters say they 'set up a hot chocolate station' they basically ... put a few things on a tray? I actually thought it involved assembling something mechanical and sophisticated with echoes of Swiss design technology.