Bah humbug!

victory

Crisp_£_note wrote: »

Yes I must seems there is no alternative fairer option than to accept it is me being selfish and me all the way and each xmas I do get more fed up with it so once more I dont get my wish but will enjoy it none the less ill make sure.
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What does that mean?

notanewuser

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Christmas is all a charade when you are married. You just want a home christmas but there is a parent and in law annual turn. I said to the Mrs last night that when they are all dead, we may get a Christmas alone at home.

Probably a much larger home lol

DH and I have been together for years and have only once done Xmas day with family (his). We don't really do Xmas, and we have our respective family gatherings at a different time. It really does take a lot of pressure off. No Xmas shopping, no dashing around the country to see people for some arbitrary day.

Georgiegirl256

You say it's your husband who wants it to be just the two of you, but then you keep on saying about your wish. Is it you who's wanting it more than your husband? Was he just saying it just to keep you happy?

Also, like others have said, you don't want your Mum to be on her own....then why would it be ok for your MIL?

Re the first post, I had to check whether B and Z were close by on the keyboard! Glad you've stopped with the hubzy references!

Lily-Rose_3

victory

Lily-Rose wrote: »

That is really good, not seen that before, animated, excellent:D

Lily-Rose_3

snowleopard61 wrote: »

Of course! But some of the posts on this thread - not the OP’s; which is about Christmas specifically - are saying not (to paraphrase) ‘My parents gave me a miserable childhood and blighted my life’ but in effect, ‘Most elderly people are a bore and a burden and even their own children wish they were dead’. The sentiments may be amusingly expressed, but it’s pretty sad to wonder if my own children might one day feel like that about me.

puppypants wrote: »

Well, this will be my first Christmas as an orphan and I'd give anything to be spending it with my Mum and Dad. x

snowleopard61 wrote: »

My 15th, and so would I.

:T to these 3 posts.

ripplyuk

Crisp £ note, I feel frustrated for you just reading this post! I'm sure it's not that you think it's ok for his mum to be alone but not yours. After all, didn't she get an invite from her other son? I would also be upset if my partner had agreed to have a quiet christmas, just the two of us and then invited his mum. He should have said to her that he would speak to you about it first. I think if I were you, I would go and spend the day with your own mum. Also, are you serious about your husband not buying you birthday or Christmas gifts?

TBeckett100

Bob Geldof has been on the phone, he has read this thread

He is re-doing "do they know it's christmas"

The words go something like

It's Christmas time
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time, we let in Dad and we banish mum
But in a world of plenty, we can leave your parents out, throw your arms around the Hubz at Christmas time

But say a prayer, pray for the battleaxe
At christmas time it's hard but when you want some peace


Theres your mum outside the window
Whilst the inlaw's tucking in
Where the only meal she's eating
Are the scraps left in your bin

And the Front door bells that ring there, is the ding dong sound of doom
Well tonight thank god it's yours instead of his

And there won't be your old battleaxe this Christmas
The greatest gift she'll buy is a new will kit...oh yeah
Where crisp Notes name once was
Now becomes the Dogs Trust

Do they know it's Christmas time at all.

ripplyuk

This reminds me of that movie 'Four Christmases'. I bet there's lots of people who clear off at that time of year to avoid the relatives. Charity work on Christmas Day also can't be argued with and I'm sure would be more rewarding.

gettingtheresometime

It's more convenient for my OH to take a holiday at Christmas time but we rarely have gone away as I can't take every Christmas off (my colleagues may have something to say about that) but more importantly I know I couldn't enjoy a holiday knowing my mum was having Christmas dinner on her own.