What’s the worst part about Christmas?

[Kibble29]

So we’ve heard all the wholesome things like the look on your kids face, the time off work, After Eights by the kilo…but what are the bad parts about Christmas?

For me, it’s Shloer. Ban it immediately.

Also, people who sellotape the paper to the gift itself so that when you unwrap, it pulls a part of the packaging away too.

And people using the term “Chrimbo”.

What is your lighthearted worst bit of the holiday season?

The inevitable tears from one (or all) of the kids because something broke/isn't working as it should/he said/she said.

There's always SOMETHING that goes wrong with Christmas dinner. Burnt, undercooked, dropped it on the floor, accidentally bought the wrong item and didn't notice, left the turkey in the freezer - we've had it all 😅

The nausea at the end of the day. The easiest way to combat this is to not eat everything in sight, however I haven't learned that amount of self control just yet (I'm turning 35 soon) 😂

The godawful tv.
Sprouts.
No public transport.

The cost, the cold and dark and the stop-start nature of it.

And then we're catipulted into bleak January picking up bits of tinsel.

The washing up and also clearing up the bomb site kitchen on the big day.

I still haven’t gotten over that celebrations removed the galaxy truffle

Extended family, I really enjoyed lockdown Christmas

’Xmas’ - just say Christmas!

Same for Santa, I don’t know why that pisses me off, but he’s Father Christmas

Going anywhere and finding that Everyone has also gone there...

The stress of the absolute mess and having nowhere to put the piles of toys from Santa. DM goes completely overboard on presents too which adds to my storage stress.

Me neither, it was perfect 😭

Please form an orderly queue. Me first, me first.

I sometimes put them in the freezer and grate over yogurt orrrr i'll melt one in with my porridge🤗

@LittleMissLateForWorkAgain that sounds like absolute heaven! Enjoy!

Working for the NHS. I chose to become a nurse but holy hell I absolutely hate working Christmas. Thankfully it's Christmas Eve night shift this year. Mostly it just gets to me when people drop their elderly relatives off in A&E just in time for Christmas. And theres f all wrong with them. You sometimes see the worst in people at this time of the year.

Me too. On the whole I love the festive season. Christmas day itself I find a bit blughhh

The extra cleaning.
We have guests on Christmas Eve for an evening buffet so I will do a top to bottom clean. We also have guests on Christmas day so I'll need to do a quick whip round with the hoover, wipe surfaces in the kitchen and bathroom. Loading/unloading/reloading the dishwasher all day.
Wake up boxing day and clean house from top to bottom as things got messy the night before!

The enforced merriment. Having to be happy because it's Christmas.

@M@MrsTerryPratchett

Mad innit? When I used to do Christmas I would be as stuffed as a turkey but still nibbling this and that. Other times of year, when I am full, I am FULL, but somehow at Christmas there is still room for a last potato/bit of trifle etc etc

public service announcement
if you don’t want the bounty bars send them to me. I’ll dispose of them in a safe and clean ( ish) way.

Also -Wrapping endless gifts. No one cares how nicely it’s wrapped they just rip off the paper so it’s a pointless task. Bah

Oh yes the sodding chemist! The staff at mine are lovely but there are never enough of them & you can’t get through on the phone or extremely rarely. This time of year the issues quadruple!

Sacralidge. A bounty needs no other garnishes or folderolls

This. Can't achievement merriment with that performance anxiety... 😬

Laundry. We have a steady stream of people staying for a few days at a time, generating laundry as they do. I’m praying for dry windy days throughout Christmas and new year.

Really well put. Spot on. It can be really suffocating

What fresh hell is this? How bloody dare they.

I am with you in that hope. Dc7 asked for a bugatti last year. He got an rc one, which he did enjoy, but he also pointed out Santa's confusion, saying he would specify a full size one this year.

Fortunately, he has forgotten so far and wants a soda stream thing.