Bah humbug!

balletshoes

hieveryone wrote: »

I can't understand those who don't want to spare a day for their family. This is not meant to offend or upset, but one day your families will no longer be around and you will wish you had them for Christmas.

Your mothers brought you both up - show some respect back to them and have them for Christmas, it's one day. I'm sure you and 'hubzy' get lots of other days alone together.

erm the OP sees her MIL loads, she lives around the corner from them. You could turn your point of view on its head and say "OP you've had her come round for xmas loads up til now, its one day, so I think its acceptable that you and hubzy would want one christmas day all to yourselves".

hieveryone

balletshoes wrote: »

erm the OP sees her MIL loads, she lives around the corner from them. You could turn your point of view on its head and say "OP you've had her come round for xmas loads up til now, its one day, so I think its acceptable that you and hubzy would want one christmas day all to yourselves".

Yes, you could, but Christmas is traditionally a time for family, and to deny a family member of that, to me, is cruel.

That's my opinion, all entitled to one.

Plus, the 'hubzy' thing grated on me :rotfl:

warehouse

I feel your pain. Here we go again, same old Christmas day at ours with mother in law sitting here complaining about every man and his dog whilst being waited on hand and foot and not lifting a finger then telling us how near to death she is, (as she has been for the last 20 years). None of us enjoy it one bit.

All I want is us to sit and watch films and Christmas specials all day with the kids and being ourselves.

Humbug.

Brighton_belle

hieveryone wrote: »

Yes, you could, but Christmas is traditionally a time for family, and to deny a family member of that, to me, is cruel.

That's my opinion, all entitled to one.

Plus, the 'hubzy' thing grated on me :rotfl:

er yeah, but mother -in-law has turned down the chance to go to her son... isn't that her being very cruel to them then?

Buzzybee90

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Mother's Day is the worst. If you ever go to a garden centre, there they are, middle aged children taking the old battle axe out for her annual coffee and sponge in the cafe. You can see them sat in silence secretly wishing they were orphans

Am I the only one that thinks this is a horrible thing to say?

TBeckett100

Observational humour dear

bloolagoon

The number of older none homeless people who come to our church's christmas lunch is saddening. Years ago it was homeless only but recently it's included none homeless without anyone to spend the day with. They offer to pay and yes we do take their donations as the hall is big enough for everyone but it's hard to hear that they have no one and some won't have spoken to a soul in weeks. Last year one lady bought socks and scarfs for everyone, she said it was her first time giving a gift in over 10 years

She made amazing panne tone so she's invited back :rotfl:

fairy_lights

hieveryone wrote: »

Your mothers brought you both up - show some respect back to them and have them for Christmas, it's one day. I'm sure you and 'hubzy' get lots of other days alone together.

But there are lots of other days in the year when they can see their mothers too. I don't think anyone owes their parents time over Christmas, yes all of our mothers raised us but it was their choice to have kids, none of us chose to have parents to entertain over the holidays!

The OP's Mother in Law has other options for Christmas, she could stay with her other son but chooses not to. So it's not as if OP would be turfing her out in to the snow by not having her round for dinner.

hieveryone

fairy_lights wrote: »

But there are lots of other days in the year when they can see their mothers too. I don't think anyone owes their parents time over Christmas, yes all of our mothers raised us but it was their choice to have kids, none of us chose to have parents to entertain over the holidays!

The OP's Mother in Law has other options for Christmas, she could stay with her other son but chooses not to. So it's not as if OP would be turfing her out in to the snow by not having her round for dinner.

:eek::eek:

cazziebo

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Mother's Day is the worst. If you ever go to a garden centre, there they are, middle aged children taking the old battle axe out for her annual coffee and sponge in the cafe. You can see them sat in silence secretly wishing they were orphans

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Am I the only one that thinks this is a horrible thing to say?

Horrible. But a fair observation.