[I*Love*Christmas]

My parents seperated in August this year after 27 years of marriage. It is long and complicated and obvious my Dad does not want to get back together. It appears my Mum has always hated him but she is the one not letting go.

ANYWAY... Christmas build up has been tense about what was happening but Mum decides to organise something at Dads house (well technically their house but Dad is the only one that lives there) for myself, my 2 brothers and my sister and our families to celebrate Christmas. There were a few arguments between Mum and Dad all week and I was dreading a fight in front of the kids on the day but hoped for the best. Ideally we would have all preferred to do something seperately.

Christmas lunch starts at 11. Mum gets there at 1045. DH, I and kids arrive 1050 and Mum has already flipped out hugely at Dad and left. I ring her and she is sobbing and at the cemetry visiting her deceased brother, sister and parents. Says Dad is seeing another woman etc etc. Refuses to come back. My siblings and I don't know what to do as she is the one that has bought all presents and prepared all food and feel mean doing it without her.

Ds, 4 then asks if we can just go home.

Anyone elses family have any fights today?

[JustBeige]

Argh, you poor thing and your poor mum too. less than 6mths apart after 27years together is a huge thing to try and get over.

Love your DS's comment though. Out of the mouths of babes or what?



Ours wasnt too bad actually. We only had one moment when FIL said something archaic and dumb regarding driving in torrential rain on motorways/freeways and both DH and BIL double teamed him. It was kinda awesome actually.

[spellfall]

It was yesterday. Someone spent a good 15 minutes letting rip at me over a years worth of perceived slights and imagined insults. I did not deserve it...
Argh.

[Sweetpea11]

Ours wasnt too bad actually. We only had one moment when FIL said something archaic and dumb regarding driving in torrential rain on motorways/freeways and both DH and BIL double teamed him. It was kinda awesome actually.

Now I'm curious as to what your FIL said!!

[frizzle]

Nope not this year. After the attack on me last year by my drunk brother on christmas night we didn't have christmas with my family. I was called every name under the sun, it was an awful day. Still feel sad a year on.

[MrsLexiK]

Well my uncle told my mum he wouldn't speak to her all next year because she won't let him go to their holiday house because he is a drunk. He later told my aunt he wore the shirt he did for her benefit "f*** off I have enough friends" that ended things with her for the year as well.

[bek_p]

My bil complained that we asked for 10 pp to cover the food last night. We also asked that no one feed the dog as his been sick with 3 days in the icu and is only allowed bland food he threw food around the yard over the Fence and drank more then 10 worth of dh's beam then bagged out the food saying its not as good as what we have when it's at other bil house when there exact the same everyone dislikes this bil who also can't hold his booze

[JustBeige]

Now I'm curious as to what your FIL said!!

lets see.

He has some pearlers.

Todays was "Yes but if it is raining, it doesnt matter if you are travelling in the fast lane, you should just drive to your ability. you shouldnt have to move over into the slow lane just because other lunatics (people who drive to the speed limit) want to go past you "

Both DH and BIL are frequent freeway drivers so proceeded to lay into him about the actual road rules and subsequent fines.

He's old(ish) and sometimes I suspect he blurts out these pearlers just to rile people up. I dont think he was expecting the tongue lashing he got though. lol, he picked the wrong day for it as it is horrendous weather in sydney today

[rosiebird]

I was told by my MIL that I work too much and spend too much time with my friends and not enough time with (read: looking after) my husband. Well, given that he is a SAHD, my working is kind of important isn't it? It was rather a tense day.

[bye]

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This post has been edited by bye: 29/03/2013, 03:04 PM