Have just been having a morning chat with an old friend and she said how she was shocked that on Christmas Day we never go anywhere and it was a tad selfish to others. To explain my DH and I have 6 DC and since we had our first we have always said we want to spend Christmas in our own home. We don’t want to drag the DC away from home and their new toys etc we want to chill out at home. Any visiting is done on Boxing Day. We have my DB and close friend over on Christmas Day and that is our routine. We love it like that. My DF today on the phone said pop over for a Chrissy drink on Christmas Day ( her children are all late teens) and I declined and said no thanks. She thought that was strange and selfish. First time I have been called out on our tradition and now thinking that maybe it is selfish I look back over the years and yes we have refused quite a few invites to visit on Christmas Day. I just love getting up and being with the DC and not having to go out. I also love it just being the 10 of us all day and I can stay in my PJs if I want. ( we are extremely close to my DB and my DF who is a sis I never had )
what does everyone else do. ? Does anyone else just not go out ?
AIBU?
To not ever go out on Christmas Day.
Highfivemum · 08/12/2022 08:49
Am I being unreasonable?
396 votes. Final results.
POLLilovesooty · 08/12/2022 09:01
Make your own choices - how you spend the day is no one else's business and they're rude to comment on it.
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felulageller · 08/12/2022 09:32
I think that most people stayed in all day.
Surely visiting is for the other days?
We drink from lunchtime so couldn't drive anywhere anyway.
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