Do we have a MN Christmas threads full house yet?

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Another thread has made me realise there are so many threads/posts about Christmas stresses and angst, and the same things seem to pop up every year. Every single year! I think we need cards and a competition to see who wins Full House first...

DH went out for his works Christmas party and has not come home yet and it's 7am - where is he?

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I've not seen that one yet.

But I do love the obviously unreasonable and selfish ones about not visiting or inviting elderly relatives or family (especially in laws) over the festive season because it's an inconvenience. It's only so long before a dozen posters point out that there's probably good reason to leave elderly relatives alone if the OP is considering it, maybe they were narcs or abusive, maybe the OP is better going non contact with their relatives because any guilt they're feeling is probably due to being conditioned to please the manipulative relative.etc. etc. Etc.

Meanwhile in the real world most people know that it's fairly shitty to leave someone alone over Christmas in most situations.

That thread seems to have vanished without trace. I guess it all got ugly very fast.

Had a “bingo” moment tonight! I saw “you’ve said it, you have to follow through”. 🥔

I hate it when I follow through - especially at the Christmas dinner table

Arghhh I just meant to reply to this but posted it on another thread because you confused me Smuggy and it's all your fault basically so here is my Anti MN Bingo Christmas Day update (ignore irrelevant bits )

Oh Smuggy I hear you , they're just growing up, I just said earlier how nice it is that our DC don't wake us up at 4am screaming about Father Christmas are old enough to buy presents and take pleasure in giving them. I received such thoughtful cards and gifts I'll stop now in case I start saying I feel blessed and I'm making memories

Resuming normal MN service - we almost had an AIBU, and slightly fraught, moment when a younger teen wanted to meet up with friends the minute we finished the turkey. For a brief moment I stropped the house was divided over whether this was acceptable - the majority prevailed (this is why an an odd number of DC is useful ) and we are all reconvening later near the TV when everyone has done their respective socialising/napping/Mumsnetting. In retrospect it was the right decision. Everyone is happy and relaxed.

I hope you are all having an equally cheering and peaceful, drama free happy Christmas.

And if you have any Christmas tales of crises averted and no need to go NC with ILs or LTBs, we are all here

OH reckons it's all my fault too that would be another thread

My "near miss" AIBU involved taking all the candles/nice glasses and other festive bits off the table and putting them away.

Crisis averted though - I have gin, my first ever yorkshire puds are rising and the table is restored to its festive glory.

Best thread I've read on MN. Some of the shite posted in AIBU recently is pathetic. Not to mention the endless whining about crap gifts / no gifts / too expensive to use gifts.

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😂🤣

How many households can there be, truly, where one partner spends months "sourcing" creative and eye-wateringly pricey presents and the other partner gets the equivalent of petrol station flowers?? There seem to be an incredible number of affronted threads about it...

I can only imagine what they would make of mine: for Christmas my MIL gave me one of her old cardigans with a note saying she was about to charity shop it, but then remembered me. The twist is that I was thrilled, and highly amused by the note, as the cardy is one I have often tried to steal from her in the past

Oooh, oooh! I have the 'casual racist in-laws at the Indian restaurant'. For reals.

have we had the 'have packed away all decorations already at 3pm christmas day' thread yet?

have we had the 'have packed away all decorations already

Had that before noon (I think it was someone from Australia or similar as they mentioned have had lunch and tearing the decorations down to pack away by 3pm).

have we had the 'have packed away all decorations already

I'll be taking ours down tomorrow as I'll be home alone and I want the space back. 3pm on Xmas day though?! Australians are very strange people though (just kidding Aussies)

She's not in Australia. Very odd thread. Not convinced the OP of that thread is on the level. Hope not, actually, as the alternative is not a happy thought.

This thread is WONDERFUL

She's not in Australia. Very odd thread.

Yes, very odd. And I don't understand it at all if not Australia/NZ or similar.

Have we had a particularly obscure MN Christmas riddle?

Had that before noon (I think it was someone from Australia or similar as they mentioned have had lunch and tearing the decorations down to pack away by 3pm).

Oh, I misunderstood this as her being in rather than from Australia.

What thread is this with the Australian taking down decorations?

Haha.. I have seen a full house of awful mumsnet husbands over the last few days, that have reminded me why I’m very very glad to be single.

Also AIBU I’ve bought my kids tech for Christmas and now the ungrateful wretches are daring to look at a screen.. (Obviously not posted on a screen by an OP using an internet connection )

Now that Boxing Day is here, MN is full of pure post-Christmas vitriol. Somebody is even disappointed their DH is not ill.

The vipers don't rest for long....

Some of these crap DH threads are Mostly infuriating, sometimes sad. It saddens me that so many women seriously doubt whether they deserve better or not. And sadly it's the DC of these men that will grow up as the next generation to be thoughtless, unkind and entitled, if not downright abusive. The bar needs setting so much higher.

The very petty, presents and the ILs (sorry, MILs ) threads are equally infuriating.

Presents too small
Presents too big
They didn't help themselves to drinks/food
They did help themselves to food/drink
They're racist fuckwits but I'm still in their house as it would be awkward to leave
They're racist fuckwits and I left their house and now DH is annoyed with me
They won't visit our house
They want to visit our house and I don't want them to
They had colds but wouldn't cancel and still visited
They had colds but wouldn't visit and it's rude to cancel
They bought a present for an 84 month old suitable for a 96 month old
They spent too much
They spent too little
They serve too much alcohol
They don't serve enough alcohol

FUCK ME. EITHER JUST STOP GOING, OR GO AND GET THEM TOLD OR JUST GO AND STOP FUCKING MOANING IF YOU WONT DO THIS.

You forgot I can’t accept my sil’s gift because I have to take two days off and my business will collapse.

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That's a superb summary [tcgrin]

Also sorry I can't reply to that as I am on my month off from the same business

I actually may start an AIBU thread about the secret to a long happy marriage being an agreement that the other partner does not have to visit/see their in-laws/partner's family, with no excuses, guilt or recriminations. The benefit of this is that if they are genuinely good and nice people, you will want to see them anyway, if they're not you can bow out with no guilt or arguments.

Although it's also based on the fact that if they're knobbish enough to the point you never want to see them like calling you SluttyMcSnobson your partner has to be decent enough to fuck them off too.

Half the problems on MN in the world would be solved instantly