Anyone waiting for the chrismas drama threads

[Elmspringwater]

I am so ready for them this year 😆.
Whos kicking off.
Whos having a divorce after xmas lunch,
Whos stormed out.
Ungrateful kids etc etc.

Yes i will be up early with my coffee for the mumsnet drama specials.

I’ve had a few years away from MN having been active when the kids were young. Really should have posted about all the utter shit that happened last Christmas as it would have helped me see what an arsehole my ex was and stopped me doubting myself for leaving him. That would have been juicy content for you.
I think the threads will ramp up as the week progresses and stress levels rise. I too expected more drama from work nights out. Even my own was pretty calm and it’s not usually.

It's my first Christmas on this site. I'm beyond excited. My kids are with their dad until boxing day from Tuesday, so I'm wrapping my presents and doom scrolling mumsnet for the threads. See you all there 🍿 🎄

It has been a bit of a slow MN drama year thus far. But, over the next couple of days, things will ramp up.

As far as drama in our house goes…DH has announced that he wants to “help” on the day by making “his” roasties. He has committed himself to it. I have made it clear that under no circumstances can he get in my way or use up oven space. He’s told me that he’s now feeling nervous about the roasties. So you should pal, so you effing should.

I’ve one written out ready to go because DH brothers family stopped speaking to us after our wedding. We reached out to them etc last Christmas and the sil was hugely rude to our then 2 year old son. I’ve saved it and never posted it. Essentially asking if we were being unreasonable to cease to make further effort with them. Then as an adult I decided we weren’t unreasonable and moved on! Still sad for DH and DMIL at the breakdown in relationship. I know DMIL feels upset by it.

I do enjoy the ridiculous ones but not the serious/abusive ones that usually befall some put upon women.

Me too especially as it's looming like Xmas might be cancelled in this household due to Norovirus 😳

Just DH and I; the MN drama-fuelled threads have been a staple of my Christmas Day for over a decade now!

My favourite ones are where the hosting people are being really mean with food and a secret mission of rebellion to McDonalds is being planned! Or the penis portion type incidents! 😁

I honestly thought those stingy threads must be made up, until I attended a Sunday lunch hosted by a newish friend...

There were 10 adults total - our host cooked 1 medium chicken, 1 broccoli, approx 6 carrots and 6 potatoes for us all to share.

Our plates were bare. Smaller than toddler portions; I wouldn't have believed it, had it not happen to me! It was bizarre.

There’s already been loads about Xmas plans.

Makes me wonder why people feel obligated to host family and why some are cheeky enough to dump their lazy arses at other peoples houses and do nothing. Sounds like most would be a lot happier have their own small family Christmas.

You are in for a treat and will feel really smug and happy that you are having a quiet Christmas!

And I bet there one someone when dessert was served who said "not a lot for me...it's so rich"! Happens to me every sodding time.

My wife's relatives were like that, a single duck and there's not a lot of meat on a duck between 6 adults... thankfully we rarely visited.

Can't wait for the one where someone has spent days cooking, sorting the table, choosing decorations, individual carved spouts with peoples names on....and no one notices and just eats the food like it was just another meal (which it is)

Yes I’ve read quite a few already moaning about Xmas plans, cheeky fucker relatives, different ideas on gift giving etc.

We always have a drama free Xmas because we choose to. We don’t host anyone we don’t want to, we don’t buy gifts for anyone we don’t want to, and we don’t put big expectations on the day - it’s basically a few presents, a roast and an afternoon of chocolate and telly.

I think some people secretly enjoy the drama and moaning about how hard it is every year…

Here for it 🍿

I will have a thread on Xmas day thanks to my bigoted father in law

Guy cannot help himself make bigoted comments. His life is dictated by a football team

The comments don't affect anyone in the room but he actually doesn't know what he is saying

I actually know more than him

"I hate kaflicks"

Aye very good mate we know

Agree @Elmspringwater they're a great escape!

My boss started talking to me about retiring 2 weeks ago (micro company), and has sent me notice end of last week, with redundancy, backdated to the week before! Bitch!! My pre school dd has a paediatric gastro consult appointment finally after almost 3 years wait, and now appears to have her first case of tonsillitis. Bugger - one of my specialty subjects as ds6 had his removed in spring (and then had a catastrophic bleed at home in recovery). My home is crumbling around me (thousands in bills out of nowhere) and my downstairs neighbour has declared war on us again, this time with city fibre because he doesnt like the look of the end of the building they installed our fibre on... at least city fibre is on our side 😅

It'll be a great xmas here as it's just the 4 of us, and even if dd is still poorly she's in good spirits, ds is lovely, and dh is a good un and equal partner. I imagine something else will likely go horrifically wrong though as it usually does - the drama threads provide much relief 🥲

Rant over...

I've already enjoyed quite a few. It's the ones where people can't say no to anyone, no matter how awful the situation is, because 'it's what happens at Christmas and so must continue to happen for all eternity' that astonish me.

They're my guilty MN pleasure. 🍿 Though today I accidentally told my MIL to fuck off and cop on to herself when she talked about Santa not being real in front of my young DC, so if I can't pull that back I'll be joining the dramatic posters. Total out of body experience I'll be grovelling for, for a while. 😅

Well I have one for you. Messaged MIL weeks ago with our christmas plans, invited her.
She’s never usually in the country at Christmas, despite this she called DH and invited herself over Christmas Eve at lunchtime.
We aren’t going to be here, we are travelling.

He doesn’t want to tell his mother no, so I’ve just called her and said no you can’t come over. We will be here in the early morning but will be busy loading the car, getting ready etc and we are then leaving.

Do generally get on with mil but this gave me the rage!

My personal favs are the ones where the in laws buy the mnetter a pair of socks with pigs on them and then turn up armed with a new BMW for the DH and gifts that shit all over whatever she’s bought for the kids.

And then we gradually get the full backstory of the MIL still being infatuated by her DH’s ex gf from when he was 14 and the 25 deadly sins she committed to sabotage their wedding.

On my MN bingo card are -

1. Gripes about DH buying the ‘wrong’ present.
2. In-laws being stingy.
3. BIL being rude and entitled on Xmas day.
4. Posts about how under appreciated they feel after how hard they worked to make the day magical.
5. Posts about how they are cutting back next year.
6. Some absolutely true and no way made up story about finding a gift for his mistress in a drawer and having to hold back the tears and put on a brave face all day.
7. some drama with an ungrateful teen.
8. Nostalgic threads about how much better the 90s was when you got a Boyzone CD and a bottle of White Musk.

And don't need to name the team ,if youre from Scotland any supporter of any other team will know.
They have a special place in my heart as an Aberdonian and the intense rivalry we have with them.

Depends if you include threads about the pre xmas family politics and bickering over arrangments/invitations for the big day?

Lots of this kind of drama and its been going on for weeks!😆

It's the highlight of Christmas for me lol 😆 4 of us here, me, OH and 2 boys....oh and of course the cat 😁 We do a very simple, laid back christmas. I love being the first one up on Christmas day with my coffee and there's posts from like 4am in the morning already stating that their Christmas is ruined because of the naff gifts and the ungrateful kids. Then they've been slaving away in the kitchen cooking for the 10,000 lol 😆 My boys won't get up till like 10am and I ain't shifting them. Too happy with my coffee, tree lights MN and sport or the news on the TV lol 😆

Nooooo 😂

I was here for that, 17 years ago!