Guilt Free Railing 16

[WouldBeGood]

The festive special!

As always, all railing welcome, along with good things or humorous asides. No resilience wankery. This is the safe place to let out anything that’s doing your head in.

Merry Christmas railers! Today I am railing against DH who was awful on the present front. It's not like him, he's normally pretty good, but he was shit and thoughtless this year. Even DS said during present opening 'this is awkward'. Honestly I'm not especially materialistic but after a spectacularly shit few weeks when all of our festive plans collapsed I expected a bit better. He got brilliant presents from me. The steady stream of 'was Santa good to you?' calls from family were awful.

Anyway, I know adults aren't allowed to grumble about such things on Mumsnet, but I figured you lot would let me have a grumble and rail!

Sorry @runningpink I only just read your message. That is really shit. I drum into DC now they are old enough the importance of sending on thanks for gifts.

We always called relatives and sent thank you cards as kids. I still do this as an adult, not to everyone but to those who I know appreciate a wee card.

Think I’m more pissed off with the brother I bumped into since he actually seen me. That nephew is too young to do a thanks.

They never send pictures etc either despite me setting up a photo stream. Maybe it’s time to step back from them all

Rail away @WhatWouldTheDoctorDo. What did he get? General crap or just no thought into what he purchased?

@runningpink that’s a bit rubbish. Hope you had a nice day after all that!

@WhatWouldTheDoctorDo That is shit! Sometimes it’s just nice to feel appreciated 💐

I’ve had such a lovely day, just me and my DC. Sipping a last wine after tidying up a bit. Today was a Carlsberg Christmas Day 😊

I am so glad you had a good day @WouldBeGood

Ah that's lovely @WouldBeGood.

And thanks, yes's it was the feeling that I wasn't appreciated that hurt. After putting so much effort in to treating and spoiling everyone else I was just a bit sad that no-one did the same for me. But anyway, DH does completely get it and feels awful about it so it's not that he doesn't care or anything. We're seeing my family today LFT permitting (vulnerable family member) and I'm really looking forward to that. We're all a bit scattered so don't get together often.

That's rubbish @runningpink and pretty thoughtless of your brother.

It's pants when you feel under appreciated @WhatWouldTheDoctorDo I tend not to put a huge amount of effort into gifts these days, is easier.

I loved Christmas day, but I'm glad it's over. Visitors since 23rd, meal for 12 on Christmas Eve and then Christmas meal yesterday. Parkrun in the morning kept me relatively chill, and then mentally once the dinner has been served up, I'm off duty and tell relatives to help themselves, but it's hard to stick to it when they so obviously want you to tidy up after them. It's tricky as although there's lots of adults only two of us have a house big enough to host.

Anyway what really helped this year was to think about how desperately I wanted us to be together and how great it was that it happened ( most of us didn't do LFT in advance, although I did one this morning and am negative).

Thanks @rookiemere. Glad to hear you had a lovely day. I am feeling much brighter now. New day and all that. I'll go back to railing about the government and the such like soon I am sure

I'm not a Christmas fan and i'm glad it's all over to be honest. The whole build-up makes me anxious. DH is on-call all over Christmas and New Year and his industry is being hit hard with covid - sort of like trains where there aren't enough qualified staff to operate within legal safety limits but not. So it's all on me to organise.

Did almost flip my lid at the 18 year old yesterday when sitting down to Christmas Dinner and he said "are we not having a starter?" If he'd wanted a fucking starter he should have mentioned that BEFORE I went shopping, or dragged his lazy arse out to buy one.

Anyway, DD is out of isolation and much happier. Covid for her was one day of feeling like shit and another couple feeling a bit tired.

We had our starter for lunch, which worked well.

Hope you all had a lovely day!
DS is loving being around all the family, we have been doing LFT in advance to double check around vulnerable members which I don't mind doing.

I'm knackered already though!

@MarshmallowFondant we didn't have a starter and if anyone had asked why they could have eaten their arse on a plate as a first course.
There are a lot of young adults at our family meal, so I feel your pain. At least I managed to get DS and Dnephew to empty the dishwasher.

I always try and resist Boxing Day thoughts of 'oooh I'm glad that's over for another year'. All went well here although have sync'd dd's new iPod touch to my phone and I'm getting a million photos of the dog's ear on icloud. Probably the easiest route to deleting them though!

Well I'm railing because yet another 'get your booster' text arrived at 2pm today. ON BOXING DAY! I have had a booster booked for early Jan for weeks now. I have no desire to spend my time off work queuing for a booster when there is nothing for us to do anyway.

Anyway, had a lovely Christmas with my parents yesterday. And we didn't LFT beforehand ... we didn't even discuss it ... even though my parents are 75+ and according to MN are vulnerable should be worried sick about doing anything / leaving the house ....

Yep, I also got a text this morning but had my booster weeks ago.

DH and I got text too and we both had ours at beginning Dec.
Sounds like they've done a group text to the entire population

Definitely sounds like it!

We got the same. I'm relishing in being right and getting DH to get his before we travelled! Not only did he feel rubbish the next day but the country he's going snowboarding to changed the rules to know accept fully vax and boosted UK travellers so was a bit of a I told you so moment

I got mine on Thursday morning and my arm still hurts! 😡

Phone just pinged with the same text here.

GET BOOSTED NOW.

I already have been boosted. Three fucking weeks ago. Fuck off with sending me texts. Especially when there's no opt out button.

DD has a reaction round the jag site, weird as safe had two Pfizer’s before. And a sore arm, and that’s since Tuesday. She’s firm that she’s not getting any more.

I think if we didn't travel then would be done at this point with 3 but I can see it being a travel requirement for several years to come for many countries accepting UK visitors.
Some already restrict number of days now valid for so will probably keep having to get it done!
DS is several years off it being a requirement for him thankfully

I got a BOOK YOUR JAG text this morning - not having it.

It’s all well and good “protecting the vulnerable”, but my 74 year old dad got so pissed on Friday night he spewed all over my sister’s bathroom before pulling the radiator off the wall.

😱@runningpink

Oh dear @RunningInTheWind
He sounds like he needs protecting from himself, not covid