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 word ick 😱

"Ick" itself is surely in the same lexicon as "picky bits" and "my little family".

"crimbo".

I hate the word host/hosting as in "I'm hosting Christmas". Makes you sound like a right knob.

@AdditionalCharacter easier to say one word than “I’m having guests over to mine for Christmas dinner.”

It is a stupid word.

@Benjispruce4 or simply saying I'm making Christmas dinner?

The monstrosity of consumerism, otherwise known as Christmas.

Poinsettias. Hideous things. Does anyone really like them?

And really difficult to kill 😄

I agree 'ick' is offensive.

Well isn’t this a jolly thread?

The world really is divided into people who understand what a performative social media griefwank is and those who could never #bekind

Another Ick (literally!!) is people who say they wear pjs all day. Why? That's so gross. Sloppy, smelly and gross. And if you shower and put on clean pyjamas why??? Wear clothes you weirdos

@JiminyGlick the white ones are nice.

@AdditionalCharacter that doesn’t convey having guests. Hosting is the correct term.

😂😂
I love Christmas and all things Christmassy

Just not people saying Chrismaca...

Making memories with the famalam.

I hear you!
the family gatherings with far too many people and things going on, even though they are family you love.
Going away to family - the altered mealtimes, different foods, bedtimes slightly out, internal tutting from relatives who don’t want to understand why your child is ‘acting up’, ‘let her stay up a bit, it’s Christmas’… being out of normal routine!!

Oh, I presumed from your other post that she lives too far away to actually spend Christmas Day with you. Could you not just go to her and let her cook Christmas Dinner for you?

Yes, it's annoying.
It clearly is 😂

I’m the Mum in the dressing gown with the bin bag! 😂😂 Also, Christmas jammies are for life not just Christmas! My kids wear theirs all year round 😂

Wouldn’t necessarily say it’s an ick but I find the whole ‘Secret Santa’ thing absolutely pointless. When I first started in my current workplace it was a £15 gift ( which I felt was quite expensive but being new didn’t want to seem like the Grinch!) People would choose a ticket and get the random corresponding gift, you couldn’t even cater your gift to an individual because you didn’t know who you were buying for! Over the years the price has varied between £1, £5 and £10. I just find the whole thing really wasteful( work in a school so get lots of gifts anyway!) Also very awkward having to take turns and open the gift up in front of everyone 🙈🙈 one year we did a food-bank donation instead which I thought was more in the spirit of giving. This year I’ve just opted out full stop 🛑
I think probably the need to share every minute detail of your Christmas/traditions on social media is my major Ick as it feels like nothing is sacred anymore and people aren’t properly present in the moment ( I left all social media years ago because of this and would highly recommend )

Abuse? 😂 I think it was a joke. MN has gone mad.

That's from the OC - it's Christmas and Hanukkah combined

😂😂😂 Ach they are a nice colour ❤️

My MIL bought us one every year( before she passed away) as my husband apparently had the ‘knack’ in looking after them 😂 In reality it was just pure neglect on his part.

My SIL now carries on the tradition of buying us one each Christmas!! Pleased to report it’s not been watered once but is absolutely thriving!

You horrible snob. Let people do whatever they want to do. Why be so judgemental?

The twee BBC news / Met office posts of "sleigh being pulled by 12 reindeer". Fuck off.