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Univited guests for Christmas.

372 replies

Pennybun4 · 06/12/2015 11:59

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?

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ExasperatedAlmostAlways · 06/12/2015 19:52

Mhmm..

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 06/12/2015 19:57

No Hully would be more... what's the word... sardonic.

JenniferYellowHat1980 · 06/12/2015 19:58

So you've just given out names of the family you met on holiday, who are from Whitby, and you don't like then very much. Then again, you don't like your FIL either and it's him winding you up. Are you sure the babe revelation was wise given that you believe their card to be a fake? Hmm

JenniferYellowHat1980 · 06/12/2015 19:58

name, not babe!

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kaitlinktm · 06/12/2015 20:00

This does make it sound like it's your FiL

*FIL kept up a constant barrage of how much were we all looking forward to Christmas, was I looking forward to my parents staying ..... asked at least three times whether we had received many Christmas cards yet"

Why else would he keep on asking that?

kaitlinktm · 06/12/2015 20:01

bold fail Sad

ExasperatedAlmostAlways · 06/12/2015 20:01

Oh my god iv just read the family's name, I know who they are! Tom is a good friend of my brother in law. I can get you his address or mobile number?

And I think you'd better ask to get their names removed from this!

DartmoorDoughnut · 06/12/2015 20:01

Grin Matilda that was fantastic! Your parents are hilarious Grin

Penny can we see EoS with the cigar Xmas Grin

Pennybun4 · 06/12/2015 20:05

Jennifer, not sure why you think I don't like my FIL. He's a tool, minor irritation to me but I don't dislike him.

In fact you seem strangely aggressive, is your other name Catherine perchance and do you come from Whitby.

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InTheBox · 06/12/2015 20:07

This just gets weirder and weirder.

JenniferYellowHat1980 · 06/12/2015 20:07

Aggressive? No I just don't believe you and you've been unfailingly rude about your FIL through the thread.

Grin Exasperated

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Pennybun4 · 06/12/2015 20:18

I don't think saying someone is a tool when they have form for playing childish jokes on people and maul and make your 2 year old DD cry regularly is being unfailingly rude.

Believe if I was being rude I woul be really rude.

Why do you not believe me out of interest?

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CatherineWhitby35 · 06/12/2015 20:18

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MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 06/12/2015 20:20

Is it Greensleeves? That would be seasonal.

Quiero · 06/12/2015 20:21
Grin
londonrach · 06/12/2015 20:24

Wow.... (Graps more popcorn). Really exasperated. Oh dear. Catherinewhity plenty of time to reorganise christmas.... Usual...me too...popcorn?

SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 06/12/2015 20:24

I want to know why you would name these people on the thread if you believe they are, in fact, innocent and your FIL sent the card instead? That's probably just one of many reasons why people are finding this unbelievable.

Pennybun4 · 06/12/2015 20:25

But of ccourse I might be making up the names so why would i have them removed?

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StompyFreckles · 06/12/2015 20:25
Hmm
SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 06/12/2015 20:25
Grin
somersetsoul · 06/12/2015 20:26

Pmsl!! What are you doing with the elf photos or did I miss that?

ExasperatedAlmostAlways · 06/12/2015 20:26

Oh hi Catherine Whitby it's Tony santoronys sister here. Tell Tom I was asking after him. And tell Robert, Emma and lucy we hope Santa's good to them WineXmas Wink

Sadmother · 06/12/2015 20:27

How did you organise the elf on the shelf retaliation so quickly? Everything seems to have happened in the space of about 5 minutes.

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