Who else would love an Xmas lockdown to avoid their families?

[4cats2kids]

I bloody would!

We don't travel for Christmas. In the past we've had family over and l dread it. Christmas is our down time. I don't want to spend it cooking and waiting on ungrateful people. I have no intention of asking them this year, lockdown or not. They haven't been following the rules so they can stay away.

Covid is a convenient excuse for us to break a pattern this Christmas.

We had actually already decided back in January that things would be different this year, but covid helps us, or rather DH, avoid a difficult conversation this year.

@TidyOmlette

I know someone who is planning on ‘feeling unwell with COVID’ symptoms 23rd/34th December to avoid the family visits 😆

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if there are people you don't want to see, just say so - don't rely on Big Brother to give you an excuse.

Even if you do, there'll still be someone sulking because their neighbours wonderful DC ignored restrictions and had them over and they all had a lovely time.
Alternatively, if you feel duty bound to see parents or whatever, do that, but have your own christmas weekend celebration doing whatever you fancy.

I love the idea of saying you have other plans. That is something the pandemic has knocked on the head. all those zoom family get togethers I cant get out of because everyone knows that i cant possibly have other plans. and now it looks like Xmas is going to be exactly the same as normal...ffs

Not really bothered one way or the other, but feel for the kids. I think new year is going to be more of an issue though.

Not me

No. I really want to see my parents, mainly because they are getting older and won't have that many Christmases left.

Yup!

@Leaannb

Are you not a grown up and unable to tell someone you have other plans?

Ugh these posts.

Yes!!

It's pretty much almost taboo to say it out loud but I would love a solid reason to not see my family.
For so many reasons.

I keep up appearances for the rest of the year but this year I'm struggling and I could do without it.

I'd love just a day with my husband and child. We rarely get days all together as it is (shift workers, paramedics)

Absolutely not
If at all possible I want to see DP and DSis and family

Not sure about Christmas but I'd be glad to have the excuse not to do anything on NYE!

I would very happily ignore Christmas completely. Indian takeaway in front of some horror films with a bottle of red would be perfect for me.

We are carrying on with lockdown over Christmas, other than ds going to see his dad, we are not seeing anyone else, my mum has told my brother & family to stay away.

I’m giving birth over the Xmas period and the last thing I want is DM and MIL rocking up for a visit. I would love an Xmas lockdown.

Nope I'd love to see my family but will be working anyway. I'd probably even have tolerated a trip to the inlaws as I've not seen them this year. Ah well.

In with you op, some people don't listen and they are usually the types we want to avoid 😂👂.

So thank you covid, it's a wonderful barrier between us and the most joy sucking miserable fuckers who destroy Xmas. It also saves us from the usual guilt trip conversations from all around the world trying to force us to have the most miserable Christmas known to man.

@formerbabe

I'm sure there's hordes of mumsnetters who would be absolutely devastated not to see their mils this Christmas....

I'm gutted we won't have the usual posts where the OP is staying with in laws who refuse to provide any food except for half a slice of turkey and 1 roast potato daily. I live for the moment when the OP cracks and makes a secret dash to the nearest Spar to smuggle crisps and chocolate into the house. It's a festive tradition!

Not so much my family, but if I could get out of spending time with the in laws I 100% would.

Do what I do. Work all over Christmas. Solves everything.

No. That’s incredibly selfish. You want people who would like to see their families to be banned from it because you can’t put your foot down.

Dressing gown, I think you're one potato too generous there.

We could reminisce and have a.. What kind of Christmas has covid saved us from.

Only because we always end up doing the same thing every year, no changes, just a year older.

But I feel sad not to see my parents who are in their 80s and my dad was unwell a few weeks ago.

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