I have MIL,BIL and SIL here already for Xmas , my parents arrive tomoĊrow and some friends too.
DH family is not English and so they have a traditional Christmas on Xmas eve.
We have a nice home just big enough to squish everyone in and we try to keep both our traditions alive for dc.
I'm just feeling totally swamped right now.
I spent ages getting the house prepared, and I am generally quite house proud and I take care of the nice things we have worked for but I feel like our house has become a commune.
It's like this every time for various celebrations in the year as our house is the best size to accommodate. They all come with their own foods they want to prepare and things they want to do and bang around in my kitchen doing as they please.
I end up with grease splattered all over my stainless range, fingerprints and chips in my gloss cupboards, doors get slammed, my bathroom is banged around in and treated with no care.
Aibu that this drives me crazy?? I try and smile through it but inevitably In my effort to be hospital all the irritations come out at DH which seems unfair.