Can feel the anxiety rising already...

[twiglett]

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(((hugs))) hope it all works out ok. It's just a few days out of the year and it will soon be over for another year. Just try to relax and enjoy it as much as you can.

Best wishes, Happy Christmas.

Twiglett,

I know exactly how you feel; the thought of bundling ds and dd into car with toys, clothes, bedding after a term of going to school in the morning etc does my head in. You live out of a suitcase, you suddenly have your children and lots of adult conversation to make (where come 7/8 o'clock when dk's (darling kids) are in bed you suddenly get involved in hours of drinking, charades and no space to do your own thing....I think it's good to go and visit them, but just wondered if they have children and could they possibly come and see you as you are pregnant and probably knacked most of the time(with children already)....also do they say to you as soon as you arrive, make yourself at home, help yourself to anything you want.

I find that ds and dd take ages to get to sleep at other relatives houses and am a nervous wreck and need a holiday to recover...get them to help you (if they don't already).

I know precisely what you mean - my parents transform me into Kevin the teenager (and I'm 35). I love them both too, but they bring out the worst in me.

Snap Twiglett!

Well almost - me DH and DS are also off to Manchester tomorrow to see the family. I know it will probably be ok once we get there but the thought of the drive and my parents incessant smoking makes me feel positively wobbly.

Know what you mean about the ironing and pigsty home too...

Sigh..

Happy Christmas to Everybody

if it gets too much twiglett, you could always sneak off for a booze up with dejags

if it gets to much go to dadslibs, or mine

LOL issymum
It could be like Blacadder 2 and the visit from the turnip eating extremist relatives.

Just strarted reading this thread ... I become petulant 14 yr old too in old family home. Do you think our precious angels will do the same to us when we're old and smelly?

I have every sympathy and know exactly what you mean. We'll be making the trip up North to see my in-laws over Xmas too. Nightmare - and it always brings out the worst in me too. I find it all v stressful. Luckily as I am pg too, and because PILs smoke like chimneys, I have managed to persuade DH to stay in a hotel (thanks to Kayleighs suggestion), and at least it gives me some respite.

Me too twiglett - could've written your post.

And dp keeps saying "I don't want to do lots of jobs round the house, I'm on holiday." Yeah, me too, me too.

He is, on the whole, wonderful. There are just four jobs he won't or can't do - driving, packing, wrapping pressies and cooking baby food. Guess what jobs are still left to do ...

twiglett - what do you mean, your husnabd 'won't' drive? Why not?