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Can’t say it to those close to you? Come say it here. Judgement free zone.

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OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 27/12/2021 10:22

I’ve 4 grown kids. They are all here for Christmas. Ds1 is going home today. I can’t wait. (Of all of them hardest to get on with, hates his brother-it’s mutual. He’s a lazy git.) I’ll be able to relax when he’s gone.
I am also looking forward to dh being in work tomorrow so me and Dd can sprawl on sofa watching shite.
I also hate Christmas cooking.

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foreverlove · 29/12/2021 19:58

PLEASE GO HOME. You are so noisy and untidy. My lounge and all of downstairs is a smelly noisy rubbish strewn mess and I don't want you to be here much longer. I bet you won't leave until gone 10pm. PLEASE GO HOME!

BigRedDuck · 29/12/2021 20:23

DH. I'm so glad that you have had a proper rest and some time off with us but please for the love of God get in the shower. You stink. Don't get the arse with me when I request that you have a shower because you stink.
Family. I have made so much effort this Christmas to get in touch with you and not one of you wished me or the DC a merry Christmas or asked after the DC. I had been feeling bad for not spending it with you but perhaps there was a reason.... And please, I know that I am the black sheep of the family because I don't fit in with all your ridiculous dramallama requirements but I don't need to hear about how perfect my siblings are. For once it would be nice if someone asked me how I was and what I'm up to for a change.
Friends. I'm so done with you being selfish and trying to be high and almighty when actually you caused a huge drama for absolutely no reason at all and now giving me the silent treatment. I don't want to go away with you and I don't know how to get out of it without losing a substantial amount of money.
DGF, spending Christmas with you was the most magical thing I have ever done and I wish that I could wave a magic wand and make life OK again. The loss of your wife has devastated you and we're all terribly sorry about it. But at the same time we now have our grandfather back. We can now visit you and not be made to feel unwelcome. I am terrified that you are going to hurt yourself and noone will find you.

Erictheavocado · 29/12/2021 20:37

@andysgirl22

This will sound so trivial but not being able to open the jar of pickled is not my fucking fault and as a disabled woman whom is small and not very strong no it is not fuxking surprising i cant get into them and not funny. Either actually open the buggars or piss off but stop tempting me with them arreggghhh
@andysgirl22

No help with the other person, but this has been a lifesaver. It looks weird, but as well as cutting open cans without leaving a sharp edge, it releases the vacuum seal on jars, making the a ldoddle to open, even with my arthritic hands.

abbey44 · 29/12/2021 22:03

"D"Sis - when you had my horse shot behind my back while I was in hospital because you "didn't like her" and I told you hell would freeze over before I regarded you as a sister, I meant it. Just because I am cordial to you (sometimes) at family gatherings doesn't change that one iota. What you did was completely unforgivable. Don't try and pretend it didn't happen or that I'm over-reacting. I'm not.

Mumof3daughters · 29/12/2021 22:48

You make me smile . Loved reading that lol

chillydownwiththefiregang · 29/12/2021 23:00

Dear MIL
Your Christmas dinner tasted so awful I had to pretend I was full just to stop eating it.
Such a big deal was made about going to your house for Xmas lunch and it was just dreadful.
Not again.

Beeinalily · 29/12/2021 23:27

@YuleiamsaidI I don't know what happened, but I hope that your life gets better and better from now on 💐

DrSbaitso · 29/12/2021 23:36

@abbey44

"D"Sis - when you had my horse shot behind my back while I was in hospital because you "didn't like her" and I told you hell would freeze over before I regarded you as a sister, I meant it. Just because I am cordial to you (sometimes) at family gatherings doesn't change that one iota. What you did was completely unforgivable. Don't try and pretend it didn't happen or that I'm over-reacting. I'm not.
What? How was that even possible? You mean she had a healthy animal shot, that didn't belong to her, because she didn't like the animal? Who did it for her? Surely that can't be legal?
EveningOverRooftops · 30/12/2021 00:52

@andysgirl22

This will sound so trivial but not being able to open the jar of pickled is not my fucking fault and as a disabled woman whom is small and not very strong no it is not fuxking surprising i cant get into them and not funny. Either actually open the buggars or piss off but stop tempting me with them arreggghhh
Use a bottle opener - the one that’s usually on the end of a can opener is the one that works - use it on the lid to ‘pop’ the seal like you’d take a bottle cap off. Easy to open the jar then.
Mumof3daughters · 30/12/2021 01:00

Really didn’t feel like Christmas this year , to be honest I’m glad it’s over

Fettyheather · 30/12/2021 01:04

I will care for you now as what option do I have? It's expected that I will and Mum would break if she knew, but I can't get out of my head what you did to me and it's driving me silently mad.

offtorehab · 30/12/2021 01:04

H, you're a liar and I'll never forgive you. I hope he never sexually assaults your own children as I know you'll be devastated and never forgive yourself for lying to the police when I gave you the chance to protect them. I know you always knew and never really lied to yourself.
I love you and your children and I hope our awful history doesn't repeat itself.

Fettyheather · 30/12/2021 01:06

Ps thank you for this thread. I've really needed to say that to someone. Not rtft but will do so later.

ginandvomits · 30/12/2021 07:41

Parents and PILS both wound me up this year and we've not seen them for a very long time due to Covid. First set booked flights to visit without pre-warning or proper planning. Was a lovely surprise but meant we had to rearrange our annual leave and holiday plans to accommodate. Second set who also wanted to come for Xmas, rearranged their plans to fit in with set one. Come Christmas, set one cancels due to fear of covid in our area so would prefer to stay home and safe. Second set due to impetuous plans also unable to come as visa not granted. So our rearranged holiday (of which we didn't get to take) and annual leave all for nothing. They're both now talking about Easter! I realise it's neither of their faults but it's frustrating for us as the only ones not retired and still working, at the mercy of very limited annual leave would love to go on our own immediate family holiday at some point after a horrid two years of COVID, job stress and lockdowns.

CharityDingle · 30/12/2021 07:59

I decided this Christmas not to let you (mother and sibling) hurt me any more. And so far so good.

Anytime I felt left out, I reminded myself, that it doesn't hurt me anymore because I won't allow it to.

None of you really matter very much to me anymore. None of you.

CharityDingle · 30/12/2021 08:01

So our rearranged holiday (of which we didn't get to take) and annual leave all for nothing. They're both now talking about Easter! I realise it's neither of their faults but it's frustrating for us as the only ones not retired and still working, at the mercy of very limited annual leave would love to go on our own immediate family holiday at some point after a horrid two years of COVID, job stress and lockdowns.

Honestly, I would go ahead. Plan your own holidays and take them, let it be known that this is what you are doing, let them fit in to suit you, not the other way around.

bluecampbell · 30/12/2021 09:12

F, when you finally remember to buy me a present having forgotten my last three birthdays and I thank you for it, don't spend half an hour banging on about the nightmare you had ordering it, that the company got it wrong and charged you twice, that you had to ring them twice and be on hold for ages, that it took such a long time to finally get a refund blah blah blah. How the hell am I meant to respond to that?

Oh, and don't bother to thank me for the presents I bought you and the stepchav either.

Aaaaaaand breathe.........

Gracie70 · 30/12/2021 10:38

When you have spent weeks looking forward to Christmas, buy the food and have it delivered. Cook the meal and not even one gift. Nothing.
Didn’t open a single present. No celebration, just watching tv, in an overheated house. Not sure why I bothered.
Missed my own family. Missed having a break that I so badly needed as I work so hard. I won’t be doing that again. My partner can enjoy the misery on his own next time.

Kirstos1 · 30/12/2021 11:17

When you use all the ice in the ice tray but leave it on the worktop rather than filling it and popping it back into the freezer, it shouldn't be that much of a shock when you come to find there is no ice when you next want some. Not rocket science.

Cucumbersandwich75 · 30/12/2021 12:12

Don’t give up, hang on in there, 6 months will come to an end. I know you feel like you have a mountain to climb but you will climb it.
Have faith in yourself, see your tutors, ask for an extension. You will get there.

TheMarmaladeYears · 30/12/2021 14:08

By all means share the pictures of the lovely family day you claim to be having. But don't share the pictures with everyone in the (extended) family WhatsApp group when you know that two members of it will be mainly spending Christmas alone - despite living locally. One of them (not me) felt very sad and it was quite unecessary. You are all in the same fucking room and all have phones. It's what Air Drop was invented for!

MissConductUS · 30/12/2021 14:29

@Kirstos1

When you use all the ice in the ice tray but leave it on the worktop rather than filling it and popping it back into the freezer, it shouldn't be that much of a shock when you come to find there is no ice when you next want some. Not rocket science.
It's a clear case of elf failure. Some men have an elf who discreetly follows them around filling ice trays, putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher after they've been left on the counter, and cleaning the stray wee off the rim of the toilet. But elves can be lazy gits, and in this case, there has been a dereliction of duty.
Kirstos1 · 30/12/2021 15:37

Yeah you are right, it's a clear downing of tools by the elves!

MissConductUS · 30/12/2021 16:27

It's odd at our house. My DH has no such elf and does all of these minor chores himself. My 21 year old son, who is home from uni for the holidays, apparently thinks he has an elf but does not. Perhaps the elf remained in Boston for the winter break.

Holothane · 30/12/2021 16:31

Sorry anyone who has cancer or relatives they love.

I’m praying it’s an infection because the thought of you while you have cancer fills me with despair the grumpiness the misery you’ll inflict on me. If it’s an infection I can leave as planning,

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