Off Topic The 2023 big fat thread of Christmas
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It's the month of Christmas time to get in with it.
I've got 12 days off as well, plenty of pub and restaurants planned.
Oldest off to Thailand over Christmas and my daughter has pretty much moved out so going to be very different.
I've got 12 days off as well, plenty of pub and restaurants planned.
Oldest off to Thailand over Christmas and my daughter has pretty much moved out so going to be very different.
Does that just leave you and the Mrs?
I imagine the quiet will take you a year or two to get used too. I’ve never bothered with Christmas since 2015. I see my girls on boxing day and just slam a pizza in the oven for my dinner on Xmas day and keep my blinds and curtains closed. Doesn’t appeal to me one bit.
Going to Thailand for Christmas sounds fantastic, tbf. Hope your son has an amazing time out there. It’ll be a great experience for him.
You’ll still have plenty of company then. Nice one.
I’m a loner, mate. Christmas is for family and I kind of don’t have any haha. I’ve my little brother but he’s married, 3 kids. I won’t get in the way of that. He’s invited me over a few times but it doesn’t feel right to go.
Family is difficult, I don't really get on with my brother just don't have anything in common. My parents can be difficult and Mrs luvs parents have become difficult. We just put up with them all and make sure we have a good time.
You should do something, make a change even if it's just for you, something you like that you don't get chance to do often and then make it a yearly tradition.
Good on you for making the effort. I suppose I could do more and this has become a choice now, rightly or wrongly.
I love animals and I live in the countryside. I suppose I could cook **** loads of meat and veg, then scatter it around the countryside so they all get fed on Christmas. That would make me feel good, I guess.
I think everyone has to make it their own other than conforming to the expectations. Mrs luv is a Christian so I tag along to a service with her and it's nice enough (I like old buildings) other than that I cook some meals drink some good wine and go to the pub. Bit of Christmas TV now and then.
At some point it'll change again and you may have to go with it. I don't miss the early morning with the kids it was ****ing exhausting.
a fake good time it seems
**** em up this year
lose your ****
sometimes you have to, in order to re align the dynamics, or you a long time suffering…some people don’t understand nice nice
I got your back bro
Nope, I'll freeze it then just take it out Christmas morning and stick it in a pan.
Nice, Mrs won’t let us have a real tree, so as a compromise I’m allowed one decoration.
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Not a fan of real trees.
I spent about £300 on a decent fake one a couple years back, and its the way to go imo.
Saves repeating the expense year after year, and the ****ing pine needles digging in to your foot are ****ing irritating, when real trees start to shed.
Just get a decent fake one and it will pay for itself after a couple of years.
Put my tree up at the weekend at the insistence of my youngest, who is now 8.
Even got to do the cliche as **** thing where I lifted her up and let her put the star on top, which kept her happy.