To think mumsnet will shrivel up and die

[Hobnobswantshernameback]

Without all the usual Christmas threads
I mean....what will people find to moan about

You missed the crowded shops.

I was in a toy shop about 4 weeks ago it was heaving far too busy. No SD people standing right beside you.

They'll also be moans about the cost of delivering stuff from shops. And Amazon hiking prices- because they will

@Hobnobswantshernameback

Mind you there will be a gap in the market for all threads moaning about school nativity plays

OOOOO yes. I think our school is still planning to do one but via zoom/video.

It will be 'my poor neglected donkey didn't get the screentime their stardom deserved and it was the teachers pet who was only the 2nd Shepard with two lines that got all the camera shots'.

No threads about allocation of roles in nativity plays and selfish parents trying to film the whole thing by waving an iPad over their head

Don’t forget we can still have competitive under eating threads!

I couldn’t possibly eat more than two Cadbury heroes or I’ll be too full for my Christmas dinner blah blah. Must be why I’m a size 4 blah blah

Damn - didn't hit 'refresh' before posting about nativity plays!

Silver lining - underemployed wedding photographers could be employed to film and stream it

“Sandra from Facebook has posted a picture of a literal mountain she has built out of presents for her spoiled brat DC, meanwhile my poor angelic DC are having home-knitted lumps of coal because that’s all we can afford/get hold of due to COVID. Isn’t Sandra an evil cow?”

“My annual 3-week festive jaunt to Mustique has been cancelled. AIBU to think this is the worst thing that has ever happened to anyone?”

“Dave at number 57 has put up his Christmas decorations on the 14th November. AIBU to think Dave should be shot? Everyone knows that Christmas decorations should only be up for a 36 hour period from late Christmas Eve to Boxing Day morning, unless you’re a monstrous chav.”

“My £200 advent calendar daily diary.”

“AIBU to be delighted that 2020 is almost over? Fuck off 2020!” (200+ responses from earnest weirdos saying they’re so much happier with the slower pace of life and simpler Christmas they’ve had due to lockdown.)

There’ll still be those vile “ show you my kids present pile” threads.

It'll be the
"Is it too soon to put up my decs?"
Thread starting any middle
Followed by
"Am i the only one who has taken my decs down?" Thread at 00.01 on the 25/12

Any minute
Not any middle 🤦‍♀️

I’m sure we could resurrect some zombie threads from last Christmas - which will be double delight because people will be able to moan about Christmas and the zombie thread resurrection.

Can you imagine
People having hysterics because of no distancing and obeying Covid roolz
Only to realise it was Christmas 2019

Here's a good one from 2012 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1643322-To-think-a-baileys-dessert-from-iceland-isnt-suitable-for-xmas-day-and-a-bit-cheeky-actually

Cries of-'A Baileys dessert isn't an essential purchase' etc...

@Hobnobswantshernameback

It'll be the "Is it too soon to put up my decs?" Thread starting any middle Followed by "Am i the only one who has taken my decs down?" Thread at 00.01 on the 25/12

Oh the temptation!!!

Should i????

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

I’m sure we could resurrect some zombie threads from last Christmas - which will be double delight because people will be able to moan about Christmas and the zombie thread resurrection.

The resurrection is Easter not Christmas.

Maybe there will be competitive 'true meaning of christmas' threads though

I'll still moan about Christmas as I'll be pissed as a fart on the 25th Dec with 25 family members plus at least 10 kids 🙈😂 it will be absolute chaos as usual

The "my children shouldn't be made to say thank you if they don't like the present" trope. (Already seen that this morning)

As long as there are MILs DILs and parking problems Mumsnet will exist.

Do it
@RedToothBrush

@Blonde87

I'll still moan about Christmas as I'll be pissed as a fart on the 25th Dec with 25 family members plus at least 10 kids 🙈😂 it will be absolute chaos as usual

Are the 10 kids not family members? And if they aren't WHERE THE HELL ARE THEIR SELFISH PARENTS abandoning them on Christmas day? Don't you know there is a pandemic on.

If there's still a rule of six at Christmas MN will be awash with curtain twitchers and people asking if they should dob their neighbours in.

And if you're pissed does that count as essential shopping??? Well does it??? You could have frozen some grapes in 2004 and now you could suck on them instead
Your selfish wine shopping will have killed at least half a granny and I'm shaking i tell you shaking

There should be plenty of round robin letters this year, because people will have time on their hands.

@Sparklingbrook

If there's still a rule of six at Christmas MN will be awash with curtain twitchers and people asking if they should dob their neighbours in.

And people complaining that SIL and her family were invited to the grandparents but no me.

And people saying does Me, DH and baby Arnold plus Uncle Bulgaria his wife and two children make 6 or 7? And how unfair it is for Aunty Bulgaria to say she's not happy with us coming cos rule of six because she's a teacher who can count.

Do it RedToothbrush and please bedeck the outside of your house with millions upon millions of lights, especially blue ones as they seem to attract incandescent rage on here.

Well I've already hidden the Christmas board as it has been full of most of the above for ages now.

People have their trees up. WTAF?

There is a thread on the CV board (pre-lockdown) where the poster states that she will have to break the rule of 6 because she normally has more than 6 for Christmas lunch