Univited guests for Christmas.

[Pennybun4]

Have been brooding about this since yesterday. Received a Christmas card from this family we met on holiday in the summer. All very nice I am sure but note at the bottom thanking us for our kind invite for Christmas and saying they will be arriving 23rd Dec and staying until 2nd Jan.

We did not invite them!

Back story is Dad, Mum and three children at the same campsite we were staying on in the summer who decided they wanted to be best friends with us. We were polite and chatted but no more. They wanted to go round in a gang in the day which we told them didn't work for us. We wanted quiet quality time as a family, enjoying each other's company. Our two children were not keen on their three which was the decider for us. They then suggested meeting up and having dinner with us every night so we did a couple of times to keep the peace. Said our goodbyes (with a sigh of relief) at the end of the holiday and we know did not exchange addresses.

Two weeks later postcard arrives from them saying lovely it was to meet us and would love to see us again. No address so obviously no response from us. Several letters and cards since in similar vein then the Christmas card yesterday. We don't want them and have no room for them. My DPs are staying over Christmas and there is no way we can change plans and go to them.

Help, what shall we do?

Shamelessly marking the thread...

Wanders off to get a picnic and a warm blanket. Here for the next few weeks!

Whoever has sent the cards and postcards is playing the long game. That can only mean your husband, OP. They would have to be sent either by the actual couple or by someone who wants to see your reaction.

Have you even mentioned these previous cards and postcards to your relatives? If one of them sent them, then a) they would have to know the names of everyone in the other family and b) they would want to know what your reaction was.

I wanna know!

I think it is DH.

Ha ha ha. I also think this is a wind up. In fact, we did this to my Mum and my MIL. We happened to be there when MIL opened the card and she said "Oh Feck" It was really funny. Just to be sure though, I'd be out all day/night on the 23rd!

hmm interesting

Could we all have their address and send them 'Janet and Roy' style greetings?
That would be wonderful.

Obviously address by PM, and not slapped over MN.

I also think it is your DH. Without having met these people I don't think others would find it as funny.

What if these people rock up to your house on the 23rd?

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I think it is DH too

Any mince pies left?

Someone is telling porkies

What if these people rock up to your house on the 23rd?

Then they can rock back off home again cant they?

Not that it would happen of course.

Yeah, DH or the horrible campsite people. Some people really are that cheeky, Mum and Dad regularly had distant relatives we'd never met before from America coming to stay when we were kids. So agree with getting your DPs to answer the door and say 'o, they've moved' if they turn up on the 23rd. If it's your DH then LTB or plan some super prank back at him, do you often wind each other up like this?

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Intriguing and creepy at the same time. As others said, are you sure it isn't your dh?

It is strange for people to claim you invited them for Christmas but you did say they were pushy and aggressive.

If they do show up on the 23rd, I'd do what a previous poster said and get somebody to answer the door (with chain fastened) and say you've moved away, no forwarding address, because stalking of weirdos met on holiday. Shut the door. Out of curiosity I'd have to be there somewhere looking out the window.

Pass the spiked punch and canapés, this is getting interesting... please keep us posted....

The elf thing is ott.