General Chat

Well, it's that time of year, when the clans a-gather.....

Or, in my case, when my daughter comes home. ..... for 12 days.

I guess we'll be speaking civilly for at least five of them - after which I'll be singularly fed up with her habit of re-enacting Hansel and Gretel.

No breadcrumbs necessary - she'll leave a shoe here, an empty cup there, a phone charger where-ever, her coat in the middle of the living room - and not a sugar-coated house in sight to excuse this mess.

We'll get by on Christmas Eve, when she'll shed 25 of her 28 years, look for her Christmas-eve new pyjamas, ask for a cup of cocoa, and insist on watching Carols from Kings.

We'll probably even manage detante on Christmas Day - particularly as she's already had her Christmas money twice over, but still has a few "bits and pieces to open" - said "bits and pieces" are overflowing the bolster case which is the traditional replacement for a sock chez-nous.

Boxing day should be a fait accompli. After all, it's difficult to argue with a daughter who's half-girl, half-mattress.

And then, the fun begins, and motherly love will be stretched to its utmost!

Have a good one!

Sue x

LOL what a quaint way of putting it!!

Bob

watch out englebert...........the humperdinks are coming!!

Hi Sue,
I'm guessing your daughter has no children.
My eldest was a wee bit like your daughter - till she had one herself.
Then it's pay-back time LOL
My 8 year old g daughter is an angel with me - but not so much with her mother- it's hilarious - 8 going on 30!!!

Hello Sue ....... it's good to hear that you haven't got to do the struggle to the big city this year ........lol

Your going to love having your house guest " home " really and you know it : )) xxx

I hope you all have a brilliant time .

And on the subject of " Hansel and Gretal " ..... even though it's my own silly fault , spare a thought for me . I feel compelled to give my four children ( and their off spring ) chocolate coins at this festive time.......then I spend weeks finding golden foil wrappers in the most unlikely places ! lol

I 'm starting to get that festive feeling .....lol

We stop the Hansel and Gretal thing. When the girls lived at home i was fedup with coming in the back door and falling over shoes. I asked for them to be in the shoe cupboard no joy. Got in from work one day and just saw red when face with shoes and coats so i put everything out on the drive . HO get back from work late and it was dark he just drove over everything on the drive.

Sandra many years ago I saw red with daus bedroom and chucked everything on floor out of window! About 2/3 years later did same with son - only forgot porch was under his window so he just leaned out and picked them up!

That seems the fun of having Teenage/20s children, I think we have all been there !!!

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Our cat would find glittery paper anywhere! She just loves to chase it round the floor.
our son had an ultimatum, if it wasnt in the washing box, it would stay dirty!. Surprising how it worked after the first time he couldnt find a clean pair of jeans!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....tra la la la la:-)))

S x

Have to admit, my girls will not allow me to forget the time I said 'Merry bl**dy Christmas'.
They must have been about 10 and 12, I'd stayed up late to put their presents at the foot of their bed, got up early to put the turkey in, cooked dinner, washed up etc, and all day they'd argued - and not lifted a finger.
I sat down in front of the TV about 8pm, to watch something on TV, only for them to start arguing again!!.
I lost my rag, shouted at them, wished them a merry bl**dy Christmas
and hoped it had been better than mine (with of course a further rant about their behaviour, selfishness etc etc.).

It's a family tradition now, to raise their glasses to mum and give the toast 'Merry bl**dy Christmas*!!

Hi Amanda

Few trains running from London, apparently. Or so the walking weather forecast tells me. I know this cos I've been phoned on the hour, every hour, with more tales of doom.

We still do chocolate coins up here. Not a single childhood tradition is allowed to go. We have cocoa, we have new pyjamas, we a hot water bottle in a furry cover, we have a whole home-made Christmas cake just to cut a slice for Santa, we have a very dilapidated set of Angel Chimes, and we have Charles Dickens at the ready, so that I can read a chapter of A Christmas Carol to the pyjama-wearing 28 year old in bed.......

No, Maggie, my lovely daughter has no children. How could she - she morphs between career woman and small child.

Sue x

Hello Sue ..... " walking weather forecast ! " lol you do have a good way with words .

I always liked to read " The Night Before Christmas " to my lot on Christmas Eve , something of a " family tradition " as my G.Grandmother read it to my Grand father and so on and so on.

Not sure as to who will be in the house this Christmas Eve but they will be my audiance come what may ! lol

Sue,

Had to giggle, there must be hundreds of us mums with the same daughter! lol

My daughter is 37 now, and has never missed her xmas day with us, and I am sure if we had the room she would come xmas eve with her family and stay over!

We have to have present opening after lunch, we have to have pork as well as turkey...........we have to have a ton of apple sauce, plenty of xmas crackers and a special pudding just for her as she is not a fan of xmas pudding and hates trifle! My son on the other hand loves us so much he is still at home at 27!!

Annx

Go balistic like I did!!!
I'm going to my elder daughters (aged 30) for Christmas.
.....and I'm not allowed home until boxing day. Goodness me it will be a trial having my dinner cooked for me. I know it will be good - my son in law is head chef at a prestigious hotel, and he likes to impress the ma in law.

Younger daughter (aged 27) and partner will be there to - and my ex.
They've all got fed up with my insistence that I be alone on Christmas day - ignoring the fact that I love it!!
The only reason I'm going this year (weather permitting - I can live in hope), is because my 8 year old grand daughter and 3 year old grandson want me there.
Son in law is buying some cat litter and bringing it over, so I can lock the cats in overnight.

OMG - I'm only 54 - just wait until I'm 70 LOL

Maggie,

What do you mean .........not allowed home???? Do they chain you up? lol