Festive icks

[crispsandnuts]

'With all the trimmings'

I couldn't even type that without my teeth itching.

I'm sure they'll be plenty more...

The ‘he’s been’ photos that appear on social media at around midnight!

Adding the word ‘little’ or ‘cheeky’ in front of everything - ‘my little world’, ‘our little tree (even though it’s 8ft)’, ‘a cheeky mince pie’.

Use of the words ‘veggies, lashings of or Xmas’

Yeah those families that claim Love Actually is what they sit down to with their kids to feel Christmassy.Errrr what about the porno scene???

Cliff Richard

It's the "cheeky..." one that gets me and it happens all year round.

I have more than one otherwise sensible friend who posts up things like "Cheeky beer!" or "Cheeky curry!"

You're adults, in middle age and you've gone for a drink or a meal. You're allowed, you've been doing it for years and it's not remotely "cheeky".

@CloseYourEyesAndSee YABVU and insensitive about excessive mentioning of family members who've passed on. There are families up and down the country who'll be lonely for those that have gone before them and Christmas will be unbearable time for them. Be thankful you're not one of them and trust me that can change in a heartbeat!

😂

Panto. Winter Wonderland.

Elf on the shelf

No one but the people grieving can understand the difference. People who wish to grieve quietly or in private should not be accused of being cold and uncaring. People who are less able or inclined to control their grief should not be accused of 'excessive performative mawkishness'. It's judgemental and sometimes cruel either way.

That being said- not everyone associates Christmas and other 'big holidays' with family to the extent that many do; and assuming that someone else's grief will be worse at holiday-time than it is every day can actually trivialize the person's bereavement. People should try to be led by the bereaved person's feelings, and not assume that they are the judge of how others should grieve.

Festive doormats.

There may be a certain satisfaction in wiping your muddy feet on Santa (use of word deliberate) or a reindeer or whatever, but many of them don't even offer that. And personalised ones are marginally worse even if wiping muddy boots on the bit that says "The Smiths" does make it all feel a bit better.

Likewise festive pillow-case and duvet cover sets. What, for the one night? Or do you keep them on the bed for the whole twelve days of Christmas before disposing of them?

'The Day Itself'

^^ I read this in magazine in my doctor's surgery years ago.

Likewise: 'Countdown To The Day Itself'; 'The Run Up To Christmas'; 'De-code Your Present Haul'; 'How To Avoid Those Post-Christmas Blues'.

I think they may have all been in the same glossy magazine pile. By the time I saw the GP, I was more anxious than when I'd come into the surgery.

I haven't got a duvet but I presume they have them on over the Christmas period then put them away for the next year like all the other decorations.

I love Llandudno - I didn't know it has amazing Christmas decorations though.

The word 'ick' is surely only said by teenagers.

I sometimes put my Christmas bedding on when it's not Christmas. Clutch your pearls over that.

That's terrific; it's the idea of having special duvet covers for one day of the year that freaks me out.

(I used to have some pearls but I gave them to someone who wouldn't be reminded of my ex every time she wore them.)

I doubt people put the santa bedding on for one day. Unless they change the bed every day in true MN style.

Loving all the people with no sense of humour on this thread

merry Christmas all!

We start using festive bedding around the start of December and carry on till about Feb with it. Ours is more winter than purely festive though, red and white Nordic patterns.

Endless discussion about whether Die Hard is or isn’t a Christmas movie.

I'd be very surprised if she knows this.
She's not the brightest star in the sky 😊

"Making family memories...."

Too bad you can't control how other people remember it, hey?

Ugh

It's not. 😄

Most of the thread is not funny though. It's just sneering at what other people do.

@DesertIslandCondiment I thought it came from "got the ick" which is suddenly developing a revulsion towards your sexual partner. So not really a teen thing?