It’s been a strange Christmas. I’ve read the thread on the poor people on here who have had a CRAP christmas - and I’ve felt really sorry for them and hope they have a better one the next time around.
We’ve packed everything away today early. I’m not sure why but Christmas just hasn’t hit the bullseye at all this year and I fear it’s the start of worse to come or at least a downward slide.
Maybe it’s the DC ages. 15 DD and 10 DS. DD is absolutely horrible to us and is a nightmare to live with and is actually getting worse. DS is now firmly encamped in the world of Xbox. Neither interact with us properly and this year they’ve had no real excitement at all about Xmas. I envisaged lots of cosy nights by the TV watching countless Xmas movies etc but even that hasn’t happened. This is the first year we haven’t gone and seen a panto. It costs about £120 when everything is added up so when the DC showed interest this year we decided to not spend that money.
Myself and my partner have always made Christmas as special as we can - lots of lights and dec everywhere - putting them up quite early so the excitement builds and the house feels festive but it’s been a wasted effort really as both kids just shut themselves away in their rooms.
I LOVE Christmas and I’ll always make the effort so perhaps I should persevere and hope it runs off in the future......?
The house looks bare now. The outside lights still have to come down. I’ve literally 30 Christmas films recorded on our Sky + and I want to watch them but if I couldn’t find the right time during the festive season what chance have I got now it’s over?!? At least it’s still feeling dark and wintery outside which I love.