Will everyone please STOP the extremely tone deaf 'Christmas Fridge' threads

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I see these multiple threads every single year and they drive me bonkers. The four days leading up to Christmas Day my feed is inundated with all the stuffed fridges, it's a complete and utter disgrace. Not just a few posters but sometimes literally hundreds of you all joining in with these enormous overflowing fridges, it's barbaric and in incredibly poor taste. I have already seen THREE seperate fridge threads today alone, it's scandalous... please people just think about what you are doing by jumping on this bandwagon. Now I take this a bit personally and here is why.... There are people in this world who are starving and many families, mine included, are having to rely on food banks this year just to keep our children fed. As in dippy eggs and soldiers on Xmas eve. Many of us are in a dire state with finances and the pressures of Xmas. The fridge threads are incredibly upsetting and triggering. By all means have a nice christmas dinner with all the trimmings but why post it and rub it in the faces of those less fortunate? They will be very lucky to scrape together a very basic dinner for the family this year?

I so look forward to seeing everybody's gluttonous greed in full swing, fridges stuffed full of obscene amounts of food and alcohol that will most likely go to waste. (And waistlines. The greed of Christmas it's all totally out of control and I despair)
All the cheese boards, cheesecakes, cheeselets, and on and on and on.
Honestly I wish MNHQ would BAN the threads, they cause many people anguish and distress.
It is one day so please keep some perspective or even better, pop a selection pack or some small treats in a collection trolley to help all the fantastic homeless charities and food banks ensure more people can enjoy a sweet treat on christmas day.

(Thanks to my local foodbank and those who kindly donated, at least me and my children have a lovely box of celebrations that I will bring out on Christmas Day for us) 🙂

I still don’t understand your argument, the divide only shows up mostly due to fridges at Christmas? I would argue a packed fridge at Christmas is far less indicative of a divide than many other threads.

Why do I need to hide the thread? Because I disagree with the OP & some posters comments? That’s another odd take.

I think it’s ok for the OP to say she finds the threads upsetting, it’s the language that she is using whilst judging others for their lack of morals that I find disingenuous.

Very much a thread about opening threads you know will upset you. That’s rather silly. Rather looking to be offended.

Then to go back to them over and over again to see someone has mentioned you?

You like hurting yourself?

If you know Christmas fridge thread upset you why on earth would you go on three of them?

They all clearly state in the title that they are Christmas fridge threads so the problem is entirely yours. I've been on here at least 7 years and never even seen one until you posted them.

Look at the language in the OP. The hyperbolic 'barbaric', 'incredibly poor taste', and 'scandalous' appear within the space of two sentences, followed closely by 'anguish', 'distress' and 'triggering' and a request for MN to BAN these threads.

Quite

Wow you're being even more unreasonable that I thought OP.

I checked out all three threads and between them all there are a grand total of three pictures of fridges. One thread didn't have a single picture.

Honestly you really need to get over yourself.

I'm sorry you're struggling this Christmas and I'm glad you have help but I think YABU to post this. As PP said, there are so many things that could offend someone, and people need to be allowed to share things (subject to some limits obviously). Those without the extra might find it hard tk dee the food posts but someone missing a family member or who is alone at Christmas might find it hard to see all the family photos. Should no one be able share what is bribing them joy?

I would never post a phot of my fridge, full or otherwise. We need a new one and dh is in charge kf ‘kitchen’ and it is not clean enough fir mumsnet viewing.

The op’s post was just so hyperbolic. A huge amount of wasted energy.

“every single year”
“drive me bonkers”
“inundated”
“complete and utter disgrace”
“literally hundreds”
“enormous overflowing fridges”
“barbaric”
“incredibly poor taste”
“scandalous”
“dire state”
“incredibly upsetting and triggering”
“rub it in the faces”
“gluttonous greed”
“obscene amounts”
“all totally out of control”
“I despair”
“on and on and on”
“cause many people anguish and distress”
‘these awful theeads’

Just so ridiculously over the top.

If it is that traumatising don't read them.

Focus on improving life for your children. If you cannot afford to feed them, that should be your focus.

'I still don't understand your argument...'

In that case, thank you all the more for a lovely example of another form of bad faith argument, known as sealioning. Feel free to look it up, if you are unfamiliar.

Merry Christmas to you.

I’ve had a quick look through those three threads you linked to, there are three photos of stuffed fridges between them all, a conversation about the temperature of over full fridges, some saying their fridge is pretty much same as ever, others saying their fridge is full because of extra guests, etc. They certainly aren’t all about gluttony and over-eating and excess.

The fact is fridges aren’t the most spacious of appliances, if you’re cooking a ham and turkey, they take up a lot more more space in your fridge than regular meats. Throw in a few extras and it’s easy to have a fridge that is packed tight. Add in homecoming adult children or a few guests and the need to have food for them.

@JennyForeigner lol, I’m not the one who doesn’t understand the meaning of a bad faith argument.

But I truly hope Santa brings you everything you need for Christmas & I wish you a better 2026.

No , I am not “looking for validation” as to whether my view is correct.

The fact you even think that, proves my point perfectly.

I exist from the world we had before Instagram etc, where people can have an opinion, share it publicly, but not be waiting eagerly for “likes” or validation.

I exist from the world we had before Instagram etc, where people can have an opinion, share it publicly, but not be waiting eagerly for “likes” or validation.

And yet you are on MNs accusing & judging other users of seeking validation for their posts & opinions but yours are driven by what?

But you're assuming that's why people are posting pictures of a fridge? Maybe that's what they find interesting?

Can you not see that you're saying you're ok to post on SM but others are part of a problem? That your reasons are somehow worthier than others?

The mind boggles.

And I will be reporting individuals who have been really unnecessarily rude to me when all I am doing is trying to raise awareness of food banks and the gluttony.

OP I think food is the least of your worries, you sound totally unhinged. You are raising awareness of the gluttony? No, you're just giving me a laugh. If you disapprove so much of gluttony then you would be choosing to have less food but your previous posts suggest you are envious. It sounds to me that you are just as gluttonous as everyone else but are not in a position financially to stock up this year. Are you seriously suggesting if you won the lottery you would be still raising awareness of the gluttony??

YABU and not a little sanctimonious.

Some people have the square root of nothing and won't be doing any feasting this Christmas. Whether people agree with the OP or not - that's the reality

Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy my Christmas.

I don't think I said otherwise - and with respect I wasn't quoting you directly

You need to direct this post at the OP.

Do you have to quote someone now for them to engage?

I haven’t seen a fridge thread, but they do sound rather obscene. I don’t use a food bank and have plenty to eat, but the gluttony you describe takes away my appetite for sure 🤢

This thread is the gift they keeps giving!

Morning, everyone. We've had a lot of reports on this thread and have made a few deletions of personal attacks, but we just think the thread has become too bad-tempered to save now, unfortunately. We're going to leave it up but close it to new posts now.