To think that RL Christmas is nothing like the TV ads?

[NanaNina]

I particularkly hate the Lidl one I think it is where the father is smilingly carving from some 3 bird joint (nowhere near a hot cooker) and a small girl rushes in - her face looks like she has seen something magical not a plate of dinner, and she rushes off excitedly shouting "dinner's ready"...........

I avoid ads wherever I can and don't think any of them relate to RL but the Christmas ones particularly annoy me. Why isn't there one of a hot and harrassed woman (or man for that matter) trying to pour away the fat from a heavy roasting pan containing the turkey and struggling to keep everything hot etc.

There's always someone carrying a whole cooked turkey to the table..........I've never done this - if you had to start carving the turkey at the table all the other food would be cold wouldn't it.........rant over. Is it just me?

lilibet your post made me

I have lots of memories from many Christmas's from childhood of my dad roaring swearwords all over the house cuz he'd forgotten to buy batteries for the toys "Santa" had brought us kids.

Lol, i wish christmas was more like that in RL, my dd wont smile at a roast dinner, she is more likely to cry at it .

These adds should be more realistic, people looking disapointed when they open a parcel to find another pair of socks and some lavander soap from granny. Grandad snoring in the chair, mum swearing as she trys to put together yet another playmobil set .

HA!HA!HA!HA! Lilibet, your post has got tears running down my face. The kids are looking at me as if I'm some sort of mad-woman (bloody schools shut again.snow.....)

Have you been in my house at christmas? Particularly agree about animals attacking turkey in the kitchen and last-nights make up and unbrushed hair.......and turkey fat down the top...you're a genius, woman!!!!!!!!!