To ask what's gone wrong with your Christmas so far?

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Just because I'm revelling in my own misery.

DS has been up all night with his 3rd raging stomach bug of the month. I thought we'd got unlucky enough to have 2 floor the house but I'm now running on no sleep while he can't keep anything in either end. I am SO obsessed with Christmas Eve and Christmas.. I know it's little in the long-term but I'm just so gutted and absolutely terrified it's going to keep spreading through the house.

So give me something to distract me and tell me what has gone wrong for you for Christmas this year.

You poor things, how miserable. Hope he’s on the mend soon ♥️

lap top broken
car troubles

Just think about Zachariah! Someone could be appointed to read the service, surely, as long as you are present and perform the Consecration.

xxxx

Say you are on antibiotics - bad chest, sore throat etc!

DD is in a similar situation,she split from her partner three months ago and they're still living together because he can't afford to move out.
They were supposed to be spending Christmas with us but it's just her now and he'll be staying home with his Xbox.

Husband has Covid so we are all banned from my parents’ for Xmas. Postponed to 6th January. Had to find room in the freezer for all the food that had already arrived. 😥

My back problem came back and Im quite restrictive in what I can do. DD was unwell and DH had some extra work unexpectedly so atm the house is mess and nothing wrapped and shopping is needed. DH is taking rubbish to the the recycling place. I literally don’t want to get up and face the reality. I will of course in a minute.
it’s only 3 of us though so less pressure in some way but not being able to put on top or socks without pain sucks.

@Tumbleweed101 I hope your family will have a nice relaxing Christmas 🎄

I have covid, half of ds’s presents have been delayed for a third time (even though we ordered them 4 weeks ago) and I don’t have the strength to go and get him something else oh and the DH told me yesterday he forgot to buy me a present (and now can’t because he has no time to and it’s too late for delivery) so I’ll have no gifts to open (yes his are going back).

Needed this thread today. Myself and DP went out this morning for boat trip with brand new outboard motor. Motor fell off into river never to be seen again. He's miserable (understandably) spent 3 hours asleep while I (16w pregnant) did the food shop, got the last minute presents and tidied the house. I lost it when he didn't help after seeing me up a ladder putting up bunting.
Sending love to all.

I've shaved the tips of 2 fingers off with a mandolin. Can basically only operate with left hand. And our big celebration is Christmas eve and have few people coming for dinner. And I'm a control freak and hate delegating 🙁

Any tips for bandaging tops of Christmas welcome! which plasters, dressings are good. Need to make a trip to a pharmacy to buy something better than what I have now

Since yesterday lunchtime, a car that died and V&D like something out of the Bridesmaids film.

Lol tops of fingers, not tops of Christmas 🤣

Don't be absurd, of course it's not "just another day" 🙄

Just because you don't celebrate it, doesn't means billions of other people around the planet won't. Lots of people love Christmas and all the hustle and bustle and craziness that comes with it, and are allowed to be gutted when their vision doesn't come to pass because of illness or whatever..

Covid here too.. I"m knackered. MIL dithering about whether to come with 3 other frails. I know they all will. It's a lot of work, and they're staying until 10pm apparently.

Oldest dd due back today, am so hoping she doesn't cause chaos as she's such a drama lama.

Good luck and support to you. My mum died on 9th. My 92 year old father is in bits, they'd been married for 63 years. I'm an only child and I live over 200 miles away. Shit Christmas.

@luckylavender oh god how awful. Your poor dad, and condolences to you too.
Hope you bith have family round you.

my car leaks in the back, rain is forecast, so will have to explain to dm and dd why they are sitting in a puddle

Should be able to get a finger bandage kit from pharmacy- so also get some non-stick burn dressing sheets and micropore tape. Cut teeny bits of the burn dressing to fit the finger tip, tape it down with single wee bit of tape, apply finger bandage using applicator then stick bandage round at base of finger with tape. Get some disposable gloves also as getting badges wet all the time will be annoying. Don’t suppose you have any nurse friends as I have all this in my car and could have set you up easily!! 🤣

Had 3 family members die in the last 6 weeks. Had people go off sick so now have to work 24hr shifts on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day with my DD spending the whole of Christmas without her mum. Oh and my new mortgage which is £300 extra a month started this month.
This year can literally fuck itself off!
Merry Christmas 🖕🏻

Had to drive my partner to A&E 30 miles away at 1am Tuesday morning as our local A&E closes overnight. They had an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday, home now but can't do anything so I am doing all the housework shopping, cooking and dog walking and looking after them. Luckily it was only going to be us this year anyway.

You're a life saver!! I'll send dh off to the pharmacy!

No nurses I know of sadly!

I'm working tomorrow unexpectedly due to sickness in my team. Sorry to hear about the bereavements and sickness

Oh no is there an able and capable lay person who can help you out up to the part of the service where you need to start to preside and then can take over at the end?

There is no Brie to be found in tescos.

@Hotchocolate2023