To ask who pissed you off this Christmas?

Hmm. All of the people who failed to keep all of the children out of the kitchen as requested.

No one, which makes a delightful change! I very likely have pissed off a few people by refusing to be a doormat this year, and I had the best Christmas I’ve had in years. Worth it :)

My worst nightmare. So fucking selfish of people to do this.

Hope you are okay.

My brother. But it's annual event tbh.

BIL - he has mental health issues but doesn’t wash, and always wears the same clothes. We told him under no circumstances come into our house with his filthy shoes. So what did he do? Exactly that. My OH had a right go at him, thankfully no damage done but still the thought of what was on the bottom of his shoes makes me feel urgh 🤢 he also bought us a load of tat wrapped in smelly plastic bags - don’t want to sound ungrateful but it will be going to the charity shop in the next few days. Everything smells musty and dank. He’s also been awful to my poor SIL over the past few months and we are at our wits end with it all.

FIL. Suffering from a 'depressive episode' so didnt speak from Christmas day to Boxing Day (which in turn triggered dh as it reminded him of so many of his child hood Christmases). Miraculously he recovered enough to take himself off to the football on Boxing Day evening and now posting on the family watsapp as if nothing has happened.

MIL announced she would be staying for two fucking weeks (DH feels guilty because we live far away). Predictably this is turning out to be at least ten days too long. She is dull as ditchwater, doesn’t want to do anything, calls me the wrong name and today is wearing some horrible perfume that is setting my asthma off. One week to go…

She would have but tbh for the first time in my life I stood up for myself.

She's clearly not mentally well, so perhaps compassion might be the way forward?

Absolutely nothing and no-one. It has been a smooth and peaceful season 🙏🏾.

😧 and did she take it?

@purplecorkheart

You haven't let her keep it? Contact her and get it back!

Exactly the same story for me except I got called 'what's your name again'. DH can do presents next year I'm done to be honest cba anymore.

Sorry a junior version of my brother visited your house. No doubt he left random glasses and bottles stuck in the corner rather than walking a few inches away to the dishwasher.

My DN.

My plentiful Boxing Day buffet table included a plate of duck spring rolls with a hoisin dip.

Everyone was saying - "oooh I really like those!" There were 12 on the plate, enough for one each or maybe 2 as a few vegetarians were there. Tons and tons of other foods to choose from including vegetable spring rolls.

DN took 6 duck and 4 vegetarian.

He then had the audacity to complain there were none left when he went back for seconds.

In addition to this he also took about 10 of my DDs delicious home made sesame and red onion sausage rolls leaving a paltry few for everyone else. This was before anyone else had a chance to take a few ( he was predictably the first in the queue...) Before anyone says, he is NT and has no allergies.
Oh and he is 21 so should have developed a few bloody manners by now! 😡

My mother. Stayed for the best part of a week, treated the house like a hotel. Barely spoke to the kids. Only left the sofa to sprint to the table when food was served. Spent most of the time on her iPad, and if she was talking, she was complaining (which meant that after the first 24 hours we all tried very hard not to talk to her). Asked me yet again, in a shocked voice, if I really don't drink alcohol when I've been teetotal for nearly a decade. Never offered to help with anything. Told me all about the new stuff she's bought for herself recently and gave me an Xmas present so crap I'm embarrassed to say what it was.

Someone else can have her in future.

My best friend who hasn't replied to any messages in over a week!

Thé woman who chose to put a card through my elderly mother's door on Christmas Eve demanding that she leave her alone. They've been friends for years, and she ghosted her this year for no obvious reason.

Ma was worried she might be depressed (experience of this in the family) so had rung a couple of times and popped a gently worded card in her door to let her know she is there for her if she needs- hardly stalking her.

For all she knew my Mum was alone this year. Grrrr.

I understand entirely. I am angry on your behalf. Many many people will not understand how hurtful it is to be dismissed as nothing but I understand.

FrogOnAYuleLog can’t believe that! I agree with a pp - send the family member home again! The last thing you want is a sickness bug!

Lord some people on here have had to deal with right f=€$-ers. But before Christmas there were threads about why on earth would people spend Christmas on their own.