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There are always nasty relatives and "family friends" that show up that I absolutely cannot stand. I usually go in one of the back rooms of the house and read a book. lol
They are all conservatives (which I am), but they are jerky. Just real a-holes (which I am not!). This one guy and his wife spent half of the evening bitching about people on unemployment and welfare, whining about having to pay so much in taxes, and put down people who work low-wage jobs, calling them losers. This nasty, judgmental man and his wife have this same discussion every single year. He is a multimillionaire automotive shop owner who thinks the world of himself.
Then there is this other man who is as dumb as dirt and has a horrible temper. He is always right and he starts yelling at you if you dare disagree with him.
It's the same crap each year. Like I said, I just go in a back room and read for most of the evening.
We don't have Christmas dinner. We have a dinner the sunday before christmas eve, and no one there hates anyone and we all get along. all 60 of us for at least that day.
You shouldn't have to put up with such misery every Christmas. Maybe next year, you could plan to be unavailable during the holidays, maybe go on a short vacation.
We don't have Christmas dinner. We have a dinner the sunday before christmas eve, and no one there hates anyone and we all get along. all 60 of us for at least that day.
There are always nasty relatives and "family friends" that show up that I absolutely cannot stand. I usually go in one of the back rooms of the house and read a book. lol
They are all conservatives (which I am), but they are jerky. Just real a-holes (which I am not!). This one guy and his wife spent half of the evening bitching about people on unemployment and welfare, whining about having to pay so much in taxes, and put down people who work low-wage jobs, calling them losers. This nasty, judgmental man and his wife have this same discussion every single year. He is a multimillionaire automotive shop owner who thinks the world of himself.
Then there is this other man who is as dumb as dirt and has a horrible temper. He is always right and he starts yelling at you if you dare disagree with him.
It's the same crap each year. Like I said, I just go in a back room and read for most of the evening.
With the exception of my loser brother in law by marriage, things went pretty well on my end. He has learned to not make smart alec comments towards me and my wife so my inlaws are now his new target. I will eventually nip that in the bud as well. Bloody idiot!!!
I love Christmas Eve dinner with my family. We eat, laugh, play games, watch the kids open presents, and laugh some more. I wasn't able to attend this year and it really bummed me out. I like Christmas Eve better than Christmas Day.
This year I attended a Christmas Eve dinner at my aunt's house that was fairly unenjoyable and mostly awkward. The capper was my 19yo cousin (I'm in my 40's) not showing up until very late (10pm) and everything was put on hold until she arrived, including dinner. Even when she got there she stood outside the house for 20 minutes yelling over the phone at her 35yo boyfriend . Then her father decided to describe in detail the slaughter of a pig....while at the dinner table . My aunt, cousin's mom, was also loaded long before we got there. She stumbled around the house a lot and fawned all over me most the night. Reason for the fawning is my dad, one of her older brothers, died back in October. She gets very emotional when drinking, lately it's been worse. Thing is, she and I haven't been close since I was a little kid so dealing with her in this manner is weird, at best. My grandparents were also pickled and an uncle, who never drinks, spent the evening lecturing those who were. Like it would make any difference at that point .
We left after the 19yo cousin received a shotgun for a Christmas present. I realize there was plenty enough reason to leave prior to that.
When my dad died, his family decided that we should all spend more time together. What that really means is they would invite me to everything instead of sporadically, as most of my 40 years has been with them. My parents divorced when I was three and for various reasons, I would go years without seeing dad's family. I'm thinking now I should have kept things that way, for the most part.
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. Then her father decided to describe in detail the slaughter of a pig....while at the dinner table 
. My aunt, cousin's mom, was also loaded long before we got there. She stumbled around the house a lot and fawned all over me most the night. Reason for the fawning is my dad, one of her older brothers, died back in October. She gets very emotional when drinking, lately it's been worse. Thing is, she and I haven't been close since I was a little kid so dealing with her in this manner is weird, at best. My grandparents were also pickled and an uncle, who never drinks, spent the evening lecturing those who were. Like it would make any difference at that point 
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