Anyone else wish they weren't spending Christmas with their family?

[ItsNotChristmasTilSomebodyShou]

Spending Christmas day at my dad's out of guilt and obligation to spend it with my family. I would much prefer to be at my in laws, there would be no shouting there. Not angry shouting anyway. It would be chaos but I'd be sat with a glass of bucks fizz having a nice conversation with someone, helping to prepare dinner or playing with a niece or nephew there.

My dad has dementia, quite pleasantly confused, but repeats things a lot and it can get a bit draining after a while.

My brother is a miserable sod whose even more miserable this year as his long suffering girlfriend finally left him for someone else after getting sick of him putting off marriage and babies (good for you Emma!). He's currently being a martyr about cooking Christmas dinner and shouting at anyone who tries to help, really wish I'd just insisted on cooking it all myself like I did last Christmas.

My 19 year old nephew is sat in his room glued to his xbox, shouting at it.

I feel very un-Christmassy this year and just wish my mum was still around to sort it. I also forgot to pack the bucks fizz, wine and bananagrams.

At least the dog is cheerful.

Solidarity to anyone else having a not so merry Christmas.

Solidarity! Got my sister & brother over, having a generally good day but my sister is always laughing at me - like I will just look up and she will be looking at me in fits of laughter if I ask it’s always ‘oh it’s just the way you looked at the telly/put your cup down/did whatever, it’s hilarious’. She always does it & to be honest it’s just annoying

Solidarity.

Go to your in laws next year. You can do something with your Dad pre NY