Fed up of Christmas gatherings

[sherrysfortea]

By Sunday I will have been to 6 Christmas events/ gatherings and keep being invited to more

I am fed up and exhausted with it!!!! Why do people feel the urge to spend so much time together over Christmas opposed to the rest of the year, or am I being really miserable?

Yes you are being miserable! If you don't want to go, just don't go! Surely no one is forcing you to?!

You're not being unreasonable, no. How you have managed to go to SIX engagements by the 18th December is crazy! Put your foot down. Some people dread ONE Christmas event...but six?! Is there anyway you can say NO? Just lie and say you have something else on. It's not even Christmas yet and I bet you're exhausted.

I arrange Christmas gatherings but no-one is obligated to cone at all...

Spare a little thought for people with no invites. Plus no one forcing you to go to any are they?

Everybody loves getting together at this festive time of year! However, you are by no means obligated to go, make an excuse if you aren't feeling up to it! I get super busy this time of year and have to pass up on some events because i'm just shattered

Don't go if it makes you miserable.

It's horrible weather and dark so early, I love the fact that people are feeling so festive and have something to be cheerful about. We have as many gatherings in January for epiphany and new Year anyway, I am lucky.

Think I am going to say no from now on

Regardless of the fact I'm exhausted I'm absolutely skint as well

Just say sorry you can't make it

I haven't been to one nor been invited to one. I'll gladly take a few off your hands 🙂 if only that were practical ey?

Nobody can force you to go & saying your skint is as good excuse as any!

Or say you're coming down with the flu because you've had too many late nights and you need to rest!

Just say no then. You could have said no all along.

Just say no. I do. I don't even feel bad. Naturally the closing nights mean we need to retreat and we feel burnt out because this constant on the go is not natural for us.

Yanbu to not want to go but just don’t go!

Yabu to moan about getting lots of invitations when some people don’t get any.