ONE TIP ABOUT xmAS - dont do " turns " fgs

[FreeGeorgeJackson]

it is so soul less and so inflexibel andseems to cause more rows then solve probs

what do you mean "turns" fgs

is it opening presents by turn, hosting xmas by turn???

No don't just do like us and let me do it every year!

my tip is make your own crackers

opening presents?

yah i agree - get stuck in

Totally agree. This is our 13th married Christmas and only the second we've spent at home! (Last time I was 8 months pregnant - thankfully didn't need to go that far again!)

If I could go back a decade or so and slap my newly married 'oh lets take turns' self I would. For about 5 years we used to one lot for Christmas and then the other lot for new year - mad especially as our parents live about 400 miles apart....

My tip is - don't eat sprouts, they make you fart.

no no
with hosting
oh we do turns with presents

as in skits?

My Aunt Ada does a cracking Les Dawson.

you mean "turns" like charades or everyone sings a song does a party piece or mimes or plays the piano type thing yes?

I think FreeGeorge means taking it in turns to visit parents/inlaws. I must admit we do this though as I can't think of any way that we would 'choose' who to spend Xmas with tbh, and it saves the hassle of both sets of parents going "ooooh, so will you be with us this year?"

(NB the fact that my parents spend every other Xmas in a gorgeous beach house in Cape Town has nothing to with my decision.... ahem )

why do turns with presents?

well I am one of three but i say "i am at home" and that the deal.
ILS are happy to see us around 27th so not an issue

i do urns with presents so everyone can enjoy whateveryone else got for them
otherwise all done in 3 mins and an orgy of wrap

We do hosting turns.

It's worked fine so far (5 years).

Nine of us and we or the ILs are the hosts. Everyon brings part of the meal. Host does the smallest cooking job.

We have tried 'turns' but quite frankly his father is an arse so we prefer to be at home or at my mothers'.

God, not turns with presents, no!

Youngest up.

have parents who live too far away solves the old turns problem

I like turns for presents
dh doesnt
we used to have lovely peaceful christmases
his were full of bickering
go figure

oh i got wrong end of stick. Last year Cornsilk, there was a debate about getting stuck in or having turns upening presents and spacing them out.

re: family meal. we have family who have moved closer to us. so we are taking turns. its no skin off my nose as my kids are older. My kids don't particularly like their own extended family ( they get on my tits a bit sometimes) so we will eat smile and fuck off and get pissed

lord yes
turns
otherwise 3 weeks of shopping is all over
deffo turns

we WRIET A LIST!!! for thank yous!

Oh I remember that now custy. Wasn't it meant to be working class to get stuck in? We get stuck in but dh's parents always bring their pressies round for us to open in front of them and exchange.

ooh i htink it is uncontrolled to just rip it.
no no no
you need patience
last years ours all went off half way through to play and we left the rest till later and we dont exaactly go over board on gifts

we are though obv better peopel than you lot.

arf

We always take turns opening presents-I like giving more than receiving and you miss it all if everyone is opening together.
Taking turns having family makes for difficulties-have both sides together.