Xmas is fast approaching - what threads are you looking forward to?

[SantasThreeHos]

The responses to Christmas fridges - “people are dying, how dare you show us your shelves full of prosecco, chipolatas and brussels sprouts!"

Family members who cannot possibly leave their anxious goldenoodlepoo alone at home for a couple hours.

‘D’H has bought a £500 turkey carving knife, he’ll be acting like laird of the manor making a big show carving the turkey I slaved away cooking!

'My DH always opened presents first thing on Christmas morning when he was growing up but in my family, which is obviously far superior to his and much more important, we always give all the children a walnut at 7am and then they're allowed to open one gift every two hours, starting at precisely 3pm after lunch and church. AIBU to think that my way is much better and that DH's family are fundamentally just a bit common? I have no intention of accepting that IABU and if anyone in the replies disagrees with me, I will openly tell them that they are consumerist chavs.'

Nailed it 😂

Just thought of another one: 'I haven't brought my children up to believe in Santa because I don't believe in lying, why would you lie to your children? Why? Why?'

I decamped to a hotel for 24 hours on Boxing Day a few years back, rather than putting up with hosting inlaws who don't like me.

It was fabulous.

Me!! I am having the Christmas I want. I have hosted Christmas for extended family for 19 years and not once has anyone ever asked me what I wanted to eat or offered help with the dishes etc apart from my DH.

I used to really enjoy hosting but the last few times said I will not be hosting Christmas but I ended up doing it again. I have also been diagnosed again with a significant health condition which is currently under investigation, so used this to my advantage in telling them nope I am not doing it because i do not want to and because of my health, Told them sort yourselves out this year. This includes my witch of a MIL, who said it may be her last one and she may be dead next year, I said hooray to her face. I have grown some balls this year.

I normally watch my DS & DD open their pressies and then I am straight in the kitchen for about 6-7 hours straight. This year there is only 4 of us, we are having steak and chips for Christmas dinner and I shall be sat on the sofa after the present unwrapping with a bottle of bucks fizz and I may even take it back to bed with me.

@Sassandballs

Amazing! Have a fabulous Christmas. Hope your health problems improve.

I think I remember that, her family were using her as a cash cow and really unpleasant behaviour all round.

Also the ones who put themselves last every year for ungrateful people. And some posters insisting that no matter how horrible their behaviour that nobody deserves to be alone and guilt-tripping the posters into maintaining the status quo. I would love an uprising - with plenty of updates on the threads as to how they feel liberated!

@Sassandballs Similar here, but not the same extent of being "put upon" since I willingly hosted when my parents were alive. We don't have children and had plenty of space, so that went on quite enjoyably for many years and my parents loved it. However when my dear parents got sick and eventually died, the presumption was that we would keep on doing the hosting.....ahem??

I did one Christmas hosting post the last death (Mum's) and said no more, I've done my bit!

We go to Estepona now for three + weeks and escape the lead in, Christmas and NY all in one. And it's warmer with much longer days.

Hoping "hooray to her face" was a turn of phrase only ...

Yes that’s it - I hope she’s happy.

I also love it all. I love my Christmas, which means I also love hearing about everyone else's, from the disasters to the moving moments and the hilarious.

I spent many years as a very poor single mum with nothing to open on Christmas day, so my heart always goes out to those who do everything to make it great for everyone else and have to sit while others open presents while having nothing themselves. Those posts always make me gulp a bit.

But I do love a fridge shot, and a 'guess what monstrosity my mum bought me this year?' thread.

Oooooh should we start a Mumsnet Christmas Bingo thread?? I guess it would have to be in the secret or 30/90 day boards as people will see it as ‘not in the spirit’ 😏😄

Sadly we won't be having turkey this year. The microwave's broken down, and we can't afford a replacement😰.

😂
See also: ‘why should Santa get all the credit when it was ME that bought and wrapped all the gifts’.

The ONE reason I ever went on Twitter/X was for the duvetknowitschristmas thread. I must remember it's now on bluesky and figure out where/what that is.

There are bound to be lots of "I want it to be just our little family" posts. What, like every other mealtime?

Especially when someone responds to a heartfelt outpouring on Christmas day about how they've got no gifts from their 'D'H and the kids are all down with a vomiting virus with 'HELL YEAH! FULL HOUSE!' 😁

On Threads there is a great theme of women standing up to their CF family members. Started by someone whose user name includes "Sherlock" so they have hashtags of "sherlocked" and they are great.

I know I am not looking forward to 'elf on shelf' and Santa Claus nonsense. It wasn't too bad last year, the year before was terrible!

Oh gosh yes, I was so happy for her that she stood up to them and did what she wanted!

...and the kids are all down with a vomiting virus

C'mon now - this is MN - it'll be norovirus. It's always norovirus.

I’m now on the lookout for one. I’ve volunteered to take a cheeseboard while not really being a cheese person as no one else picked it.

Well I was looking forward to Christmas… but I’ve come down with a bloody cold today😡🤧
I think it was trying to get me on Friday, but I fought it off… only for it to finally get me today.
We are going to elderly in-laws on Sat 27/12 and if we don’t go …. HELL WILL BE UNLEASHED UPON ME!!🔥😈
Dfil gets a free buffet done by me and DP and it’s a bloody decent one… the chance of catching any cold, flu will not be allowed to get in the way!

I’m surprised not to have spotted the usual threads lecturing us about calling the big man Santa instead of FC.

Don't worry, it's in full swing on this thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5461448-where-are-our-british-christmas-traditions-going?reply=149322010