Anyone else have a moment like this today?

[LokiBear]

You know, that moment of remembrance that kicks in when you and dh are snapping at each other over fairy lights, the kids are getting under your feet (and being more destructive than helpful) your house is a shit tip of boxes and tissue paper and you finally REMEMBER; putting up decorations is way more fun and lovely in your head than in real life. I swear my 22 month old was on a one toddler mission to send me to the looney bin today. Should have realised she was going to be a monumental pain in the arse when most of the time that we were at the Christmas tree farm was spent chasing her around whist she screamed 'cant catching me!' at the top of her voice and ran the opposite direction. Dh was so grumpy because he just wanted to sit and watch me do it all and I made him help. Dd7 was great, until she decided she wanted to do it all her way and then she got stroppy. The cat, usually my ally, decided to attack my feet every time I walked passed the tree. Still, it is done now, the house looks pretty and I have wine. Please tell me I am not alone!

This is why I always decorated the tree when the children were at school. It was pleasant that way.

This was EXACTLY me today!!! Complete with 21 mth old and 7yo. And grumpy husband. Bloody football on the telly rather than Buble. DS1 hyper. DS2 thinking the baubles are balls. Dog in the way. And breathe

I work full time so no chance of doing it without them. Plus, dh wants it to be a family thing. Except he wants his role to involve watching and nothing more.

😂 Thank you for this post OP, So pleased its not just me.

Did mine when DS in bed, with a glass of brandy.

Let’s see if he’ll leave it alone now.

He’s just 2 and we didn’t bother with a tree last 2 years

We’ve bought the tree, it’s sitting in the living room looking rather lovely naked - I’m tempted to leave it that way! I have a 3 week old, a 2 year old and a DH who thinks that since he’s done the lifting and shifting of the tree and I’m the one who wanted it, I should decorate it. Fortunately my mum is visiting so we will tackle it tomorrow! I actually like doing the baubles but the lights, dear god, the lights....

God yes I had that moment today in the garden centre we always get the tree from when the kids were all shouting at once and disagreeing over which tree was best and then one complained that dh had promised he could go back to the toy section.
It was a reminder why I’ve sent dh on his way home from work the last couple of years.
When we got home I just poured a glass of wine and let the dc do the decorating while I watched from the couch, it’s great now dd is 15 and adult sized. Ds1 is midsized and da2 is small so they managed a pretty even distribution of baubles this year as well.

Oh dear, this will be me tomorrow.

Almost 9yo dd2 is very keen to get our tree up, and the rest of the decorations, but she's also a monumental grump when things don't go her own way so I suspect a day of grumpiness is on the cards, and I will need wine at bed time.

Drwhy - I had a tree with just the lights when DS was 18 months. I couldn't even get the baubles on without him taking them back on. The options were no baubles or spending 3 weeks losing arguments with shouting at my toddler. I went for the easy option!

That was me yesterday! We’ve accumulated a ridiculous amount of decorations over the years and as quickly as dh was getting boxes out of the attic, ds was opening them up and distributing stuff all over the house. It’s a bloody 2 day job to get everything up and in place. I’m going to pare it down next year.