Have you managed to get through Christmas without a row?

[NovemberMorn]

Reading so many of the threads on here, peace on earth isn't always easy to come by.😒

No arguments here, but then, we only argue maybe twice a year anyway (if that).

If you are a regular Mumsnet reader, you will find many answers to that question.

@NovemberMorn all the time!! 😂😂

We don’t always agree, but we compromise. It’s easier, and we don’t say anything we would regret later.

No arguments here, my DH is aces and we rarely argue, he was wonderful when I struggled at points and we had lots of lovely time together.

Nope, not unless you count the slight disagreement over the positioning of a light in the book nook. Not as bad as the great hallway mirror debacle of 2012 - now that was a doozy!

No arguments, I get on great wjth DH. I’ve kept my DM far far away from me, as either I’ll blow up at her or I’ll blow up after she leaves. I chose harmony this Christmas.
Blood is thicker than water, but it’s a bitch to clean up.

No rows here. I had enough drama in my first marriage that it's not something I'm interested in repeating with DH. The closest we've come to a proper argument was 4 years ago. The rest of my family are pretty chilled out too.

Edit: I forgot the teenager! No rows but the amount of whingeing over his device limits/ having to put his own dirty crockery to the dishwasher/ putting his endless sweet wrappers in the bin 30cm away from his hand makes up for the lack.

Yes. Team work for the win

Yes! It wasn't easy either we had a house full Christmas day then spent 3 days at the in laws, but I find that actually pulls us together, stress means we exchange looks and grins with each other at demanding family members and SIL with reform opinions, I cook and plan, he clears away and makes sure glasses are filled, we both prep veg etc. The best night was Saturday , back at home food shop put away, house clean, DS in bed, film on, bottle of wine open, fire burning.

No rows at home nor when I was away for Christmas because I don't have a partner, DD was with her dad and my family were entirely made up I'd seen them this holiday because for 24 years I'd spent it at my in-laws' house. Life has changed for the better, no-one got too drunk and picked a fight, no-one flounced at the Monopoly table, no child expressed ungrateful feelings. It was bliss.

No rows here at, been a really lovely Christmas. We very rarely argue.

We never row. Sometimes we get short with each other but we've never rowed. Been together 32 years. We just get on and have each others back.

Yes! Although if DH hadn't gone out tonight of his own free will I would have physically removed him.

No not even close here, it's been amazing! Christmas Day with my partner and little one, had Christmas Eve over at partner's family and then my family, both were lovely. Over the weekend partner's family came over for dinner and evening of drinks and I've got some family staying today. Everyone has had a lovely time, it's been wonderful, not even a hint of an arguments between any of us

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a row of some sort.

None at all. Spent it with my brothers, my kids, mum and their partners.

DS16 gets moody when he's eaten too much sugar but he just goes and sits miserably in his room for a bit. DD18 has been a delight - happy to be home from uni. I was worried she wouldn't cope being at home again but it's been lovely.

So no rows, just some alone time when needed, followed by lovely family time.

No arguments here. There's me and DH, 19 yo DD and 16 yo DS and we have spent time with 14 members of my DH's family; my brother and his family and friends too. No rows, arguments or disagreements but none of us are very row-y people.

None here either, we are not the argumentative type.

I haven’t had any rows with my loved ones but feel like I have probably had to stand my corner at work and with retailers.

For example I placed a massive order to be collected in store, £300, to find that someone else has collected my order. So I’m currently out of pocket for that - trying hopelessly to get a resolution with bank holidays, festive opening hours etc has infuriated me lol

Nope, no arguments here. We very rarely snap at one another anyway though; last time was because I was poorly and short tempered. Poor sod dared move some books in my library (and I apologised profusely for being a miserable cow). We're just not very argumentative though tbh. He doesn't annoy me and (apparently!) I don't annoy him. In-laws are all nice and the kids have been really good.

Yes because I'm divorced 🤣 Our last Xmas with as a couple was carnage. We split soon after.

Yeah, we had an argument.

At parents on boxing day. I've helped cook the starters, lay the table for adults, lay the table for kids. I serve the kids lunch. I serve the adults starters. Everyone eats. H clears the table. I rinse all the dishes, load the dishwasher. Wipe all the kitchen surfaces. Wipe the tables in the living room.

In the meantime my H is scrolling on his phone and my brother is laying on the sofa doing fuck all. I ask my DC to sit down. I ask her three times and she doesn't sit. I take her by the had to a seat. H proceeds to tell me in front of the kids and everyone else that he doesn't see why she needs to sit. She isn't doing anything. He totally undermined me. Then he pipes up to my brother why is she looking at me she needs to stop looking at me. Then I'm asked by said brother that hadn't lifted a finger if I would take all the kids to take a present to the family friend round the corner. Then basically more of the same. I lay the table, I serve the dinnesr, clean after dinner, rinse dishes, load dishwasher, wrap leftovers, clean kitchen surfaces, tiles, doors and mop the floor. When I get home I let rip.

I dont mind doing jobs. If I don't do it, mum will do it all. She'll end up working till the early hours. What I do mind is being publicity undermined and disrespected. Agree or disagree i expect the kids do as their told. I'm not telling DC to jump off a cliff I told them to sit down for a few minutes so I could finish tidying up without kids buzzing around.

This isn't the first time he's done this. Last year we took them out to the London Eye, sea life center and to Shrek. When then went on the bus looking at the christmas lights. I explained to the kids that on the bus we use inside voices, no screaming or shouting. They are shouting. I tell them I understand its exciting but they need to use indoor voices. I ask them to quiet down a few times. Anyway, he turned to me and told me to be quiet because I'm disturbing people more than the kids. Didn't say a single word to the children the while journey.

Argued with the in-laws about the fact we didn't spend Christmas with them because we didn't want the usual arguments.

This. DD and I have had a wonderful Christmas. At one point during the course of the day I suddenly realised how not stressed I was. It was fantastic.