Anyone else having a crap Christmas so far?

[Frownette]

I've had a severe dose of the hiccups for 2 hours, cannot see friends nor family because of COVID. And can't stop hicupping so can't go to sleep!

My mum is in hospital alone in her final hours of life thanks to covid 19.
It doesn’t get much worse tbh.

Just want to cancel Christmas and hide.

Mum in hospital with a severe stroke, Dad carted off in an ambulance Christmas Eve. Both in different hospitals with no visitors allowed (COVID prevention), so spent yesterday afternoon driving between hospitals to deliver clothes and a few treats. I am now alone in parent’s house with a high chance that neither of them will ever come back home. DP has cancer and demented mother so is 150 miles away self isolating with her. TV looks rubbish today and I am really not in the mood to cook myself a Christmas dinner.

I’m so sorry for those who are having such a difficult time and hope 2021 will be a bit kinder to everyone.

I’m alone this year after leaving my H after 25 years of marriage. I’m seeing the DC tomorrow but alone today.

I just keep reminding myself that it’s a DAY. Just one day. I remember Christmas being so much simpler as a child. These days the relentless message from the ads and the press generally force us into something that most of us don’t achieve... or bust a gut in trying to do so... on top of everything else.

Please be kind to yourselves today. Even if others aren’t kind to you. We all juggle so much and we should be happy with what we have achieved and not what we haven’t.

Huge hugs to those with family in hospital far away. Hopefully the staff can organise some kind of communication with your loved ones. Again, treat yourself gently. Do what you need to do.

@DriveThroughSwabber

Positive test result yesterday morning. I live alone and was supposed to be off for 5 days anyway, so I have plenty of food, but now feeling so ill I don't want to cook

Merry Christmas and hope your better soon! Maybe order a nice takeaway in for tea? xxx

@Frownette I had hiccups yesterday for hours, not had them for years. You have my sympathy.

Had a stroke 2 weeks ago and my Mum died yesterday (not close)

Remarkably actually it's ok the teens know I went to enjoy today so just have to wait for them to finally get up!!!

to all of you have a rubbish time

@Sinuhe, that is really shit of your family. How rude. 💐

Big hugs to all who are having a sad, difficult Christmas.

Have been feeling a bit low & not in the Christmas spirit but reading some of these posts, and the real sadness many of you are experiencing, has put it in perspective. ❤️ to all, and I hope the day brings some happiness and peace, despite the difficulties.

@wlv12

My mum is in hospital alone in her final hours of life thanks to covid 19. It doesn’t get much worse tbh.

I'm so sorry @wlv12

Thinking of you 💐

@wlv12

Same with my Mam yesterday by the time they called my Dad in she was already unresponsive so they never got to say goodbye. So angry at the hospital 6.5 years of cancer treatment to dye like that

Sorry to being the mood down!

@NotSoFlatStanley

Must have been highly embarrassing for you,😡😕

When your daughter eventually has a children of her own,
And she goes on how much headwork it is at times,

You can remind her of this episode😀
..

Me. DP grumpy with me. I "broke" the boiler last night - I've not lived here long, how was I supposed to know turning the thermostat down depressurised it - so he grumbled a lot and has been texting our family and friend WhatsApp groups saying the boiler is broken and he's "on it" with handiman emojis. Then I worked out how to fix it so I suspect he's now even more annoyed. Whatever. I'm having a hot shower.

I had major surgery two weeks ago and am struggling to keep on top of the kids, but reading what other people are going through I'm going to reset my attitude and appreciate what I have and try to be more positive.

I'm so sorry to all those going through hell right now. Do what you need to do to get through this, call a friend if you can, I would happily talk to any friend that called me today feeling down, hopefully your friends will feel the same way.
Sending you all strength and resilience

(have added passive aggressive handiwoman emoji)

It’s my birthday today, my husband is stuck in quarantine in a hotel in Istanbul after he flew out on the 18th for a follow up of some surgery he had there in October, had the procedure done on the 20th and was due to come home the 23rd but Turkey made the decision to quarantine arrivals from the U.K. that arrived after the 14th. Hopefully he can get home for New Year..
DD 9yo has opened presents and happily playing so I’m not alone but I feel so alone and sad 😞

Yeah I'm having a really shit Christmas too! My husband bought himself a flashy new car for Christmas without telling me, won't tell me how much he's payed for or either! And all I got from him was chocolates & a Christmas mug.
Been off all week & hasn't got up with our DC once, he absolutely refused to 😟

Virtual hugs to all who are alone and sad or have relatives/family sick or in hospital.

Happy birthday @BerryPieandCustard

My fucking hollandaise sauce fucked up, followed the shifting recipe to the letter
I also bought a new top for today just before tier 4 hit, it was hanging in my wardrobe 3 days ago. Go in this morning, not there. Not in the bottom, not under anything, not in the drawers, kids rooms, Dps cupboard, washing basket, nowhere in fact. Cannot explain it. Not the first thing that has walked in the last 6 months, a pair of jeans, DPS shaver, brand new expensive make up. Never been found. Starting to think we have people in the attic.
I am now in a top I hate that doesn't fit properly because lockdown stress related weight gain.
DD was obviously underwhelmed by her gifts, it's so hard to know what to get her these days.
Not rudely so, but I could tell she was unbothered.
I'm going out for Christmas next year, have planned to the nth degree and it's screwed already, I'm the failure my bitch mother said I am.

@brittanyfairies, it’s terrible you having that two years in a row. You must be so angry and fed up, not to mention the arse-high water you had to deal with last night. Nothing but admiration for holding it together so gracefully (board game and all).

@NotSoFlatStanley

I discovered my daughter - 18 was bad mouthing me on Twitter. Not a big deal really, but hurt nonetheless. I thought we had a great relationship and certainly not one that was worthy of a public declaration of how bad she perceives our relationship. Well with that and other pictures I commented on on her Twitter posts, so now obviously she’s blocked me and it caused a drunken row. Wish I’d not said anything, but couldn’t help myself and now I’m the big bad wolf in the house.

It may be all bravado. I actually did similar when I was younger because all my mates were doing it. I loved my mum to bits, and we got on very well, but for some reason it felt 'cooler' if I said otherwise.

Sorry to say but I feel it's nice having solidarity that we're all having a bit of a shitter.
DP and I split up just before Xmas with a 5 month old baby. Asked him for things from the house (im staying at my mums). After 4 days he finally says he can't bring over some of the major things I need (having brought half after 3 days).
I go to the house to her the things myself and fall up the front cement stairs on the baby W' whilst holding the car seat. Go straight to A&E. thankfully baby just had a grazed knee and nothing further. I'm covered in bruises from what I can only assume is trying to protect her from the floor as I fell.
Call DP once we're home to tell him and he literally tears me a new one because I didn't call until after we had got home (event was at 6pm and called him at 10pm) says I'm a bad mother and he's going for custody and how it's my fault I fell... then mother this morning tells me "you used to be well off [reference, before you fell pregnant and have been on Mat leave and now will be a single mum], you're brother is doing really well"
Merry fucking Christmas