To be upset and annoyed that I'm not doing anything festive?

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we had agreed with friends to go to a ceilidh at a local hall on new years eve (bring own food and drink) - would cost £20 per adult and £6 a child (under 5's free). Cost was to cover the band and hall hire for them playing on new years eve. It is a family event, people bringing games etc to amuse kids and their own food and a chance for families to get together on this night without needing a babysitter.
So we reserved tickets.
Dh has now decided we ate not going ad you don't get anything for your money - you need to bring own food and drink....
Well, yes.........but for all the reasons outlined above.

So looks like same old stuck in on new years eve watching crap tv and can't even have friends round cause they're at the ceilidh.....

I work from homesp 'work christmS night out' but usually all my girl friends arrange a night between us, except it's the same night as Dh's work Christmas night out, which he has admitted he doesn't really want to go to,but has to!
I on the other hand would love to go to my girly night out but can't be aide of his night out and no babysitter. At least I had my new years eve night out to look forward to ......- bah!!!!

I feel really pissed off, annoyed and embarrassed that I'm going to have to tell my friend some excuse about why we don't need the ceilidh tickets.....

So you have two options (as on other thread.)
-Go out without him.
-Stay in with him and profit from it all year, a la martyr (as suggested on other thread)

My DH always works NYE so it's never that exciting a night for us. He can take three or four times his fee for a 'normal' night so it's a no brainer. Bit of an unfestive bind but it pays for the summer holiday.

Look for a babysitter for your night out, you and DP pay half each, there will be a responsible teenager around. Contact your local college or nursery. Kids need the money at Christmas time.

Go out with the kids on NYE and leave DP at home.