To ask who pissed you off this Christmas?

My SiL, for being disapproving of everything and treating her grown up kids like primary schoolers.

My neice for being horrible to her brother. He's a nitpicking sort, quite particular, and very rules-based. She took the merciless piss all the way through the biard games. I kept throwing hard stares at their dad to intervene but nope, nothing.

Otherwise, it was a fairly calm one!

My FIL and BIL X2

They are actually nice people but by god are they mood hoovers - they can suck the life out of any party. It's like it's their superpower.

Pretty sure they are all autistic - one was officially diagnosed this last year and the other 2 have more pronounced traits than him.

Yesterday they all sat next to each other around the kitchen table, where we all were, in complete silence for over an hour. Didn't say anything to anyone whilst the rest of us played games. Just was very awkward. I get that they might get overwhelmed or need quiet time. Why didn't they just go to another room together so we can have fun without them putting a downer on it

Are you married to my DH?

DM who “didn’t get round” to getting a gift for DS.
An all new low for her and I’ve grown truly tired of her narcissism. There are some serious changes ahead for us in the coming weeks!

The local train company, who have cost me the best part of £30 in taxi fares on top of tickets I couldn't use because of overrunning engineering works 😠

I am going to aim to be like you next year. Any tips?

Is that you, Becky?
Agreed, she is a pita. Bossy, overbearing and best avoided.

Ptsd can be brutal. Unfortunately you FIL probably has a trigger so hard to handle though

Fucking hell. Poison his turkey next year!

Urgh where to start. Toss up between my dad and the person I thought was my best friend.

The whoever brought a horrendous cold/flu in our household and we couldn’t go on our vacation as planned.

Adult SC and their awful partner for their snide comments and general rudeness and their child for being spoilt and grabby (not really their fault but definitely how parents have brought them up)

Without a doubt my brother in law or should I say ... the chocolate teapot! Got an air b and b close by for 700 quid so he could give us space but managed to figure out mealtime sat his pretty little butt on the sofa while everyone cooked and entertained the kids.
We watched a movie Christmas Day and only at the end of the movie did he offer chocolate as he obviously didn't want to share or anybody try to scoff to many! He went halfers on a bottle of wine for me with his Mum

BIL , for pointing out and laughing at my recent weight gain (due to antidepressants) right before Xmas dinner …..I skipped dessert and he’s off the Xmas list next year

My MIL and her control of our remote control. No one else can take the control or watch anything that she doesn't want to watch.

Oh and has the inability to say thank you.

My sister in law.

Cares about no one, talks only about herself, knows everything and is a pain in the ass.
And not just at Christmas.

Northern rail, transport for Wales and cross country railways.

I'm getting home much later than anticipated. I fucking hate trains.

BIL and his partner and their new puppy - totally disregarded the compromise we had reached about them wanting to bring it to ILs and DH and my allergies. Let it run around the table at Christmas lunch and carried bags of dog shit through the kitchen where we were eating.

MIL. Despite asking her to tone down presents for the kids this year she came with two huge sacks, more than what Santa gave them. DH made a face which she saw, BIL muttered as he brought the presents in that it was far too much, I must have had a panicked look on my face and she tinkled and said "oh I love spoiling the boys" (for context one is just turned 3 still doesn't fully understand Christmas and other 6 is severely autistic and disabilities will literally eat wrapping paper so doesn't really get or understand toys). Feeling brave because of both of her son's negative reactions which she had just laughed off, I then laughed and said in a cheery tone, "oh my goodness, that's more than what Santa gave them!"

Her face changed, she sulked, stormed out the house, sat outside smoking for ages before DH persuaded her back inside, she then sat in a chair wouldn't look at or speak to me and eventually DH said to me you'd better apologise so I did, said I was joking she then cried and said "it didn't feel like a joke I was on a high when I came in you've now made me low and ruined Christmas for me. I've never felt so upset and hurt." Then she lied to me and said "I saw you rolling your eyes". I spluttered (I hate being accused of something I didn't do and I'd already said sorry for what I DID say) and I said "I didn't roll me eyes" and she shouted "I know what I saw!!!! "

After that the whole day was just awkward and shite.

Everyone got on my nerves. Aunt Flo was due right on schedule for Christmas 😭🙈

We went to my sister and brother in law's and had to listen to my dad and sisters mother in law competing as to who had the worst back pain!! I'm not joking, they were arguing for an hour and then they started on who was on the most medication 🙄 Both are in their eighties!

@Crazycatlady79 I know that rationally and reassured my mother as well as I could, by saying as much.

However, I'm still allowed to be quietly upset on my mother's behalf: so many in their little village of their age have died that she doesn't have many friends left and although she is mainly just upset and concerned for her friend, I know she feels hurt and rejected.

Having grown up with serious mental illness in the family none of us are uneducated or unaware on the subject. However, the wording felt unnecessarily hurtful, and the timing spiteful.

Father in law - arrived to stay and immediately started hoovering with a vacuum he’d brought with him!

Way to make it clear that my housekeeping is not up to scratch while I’m running around with two small kids having cleaned the house from top to bottom, bought every bloody present because DH is useless, working full time until Christmas Eve and cooking for a crowd feeling crap with cramps and a cold.

I nearly cried - I’m doing my bloody best!