Christmas is awesome now we have kids
I totally get it now. Also, what's not to like about stocking the house up with beer, wine, spirits, cheese and meat?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:44, 4 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

when my mum was around, christmas was unbelievably awesome
because she put in so much time and effort. the woman started shopping in august.

lying on a beach and forgetting about it works well too.

but as far as i can see, most of my friends' kids just rip the paper off and scream that awwwwwww they've already got that one, didn't santa know.... grrrr!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:46, Reply)

Spoilt kids innit
We do the Santa train on Christmas Eve and they are both FAR TOO excited. Get them to write lists, carrot out for the reindeer, Baileys for Santa. It'll be shit when they are about 10 and aren't interested
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:56, Reply)

yep
my brother's kids are lovely, but they aren't yet old enough to be polite about things. so last year my dad spent an absolute fortune on pantomime tickets for everyone. at the interval, my nephew announced: "there are 8 exit signs in this theatre..."

his sister, on the other hand, demanded that they "play it again" when it finished, so at least one of them emjoyed it!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:07, Reply)

I went to a pantomime last year for the first time ever
I dont like pantomimes
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:08, Reply)

Isn't this the sort of thing you send the kids off to with some idiot who is so broody they're just greatful to spend the time with some kids?

( Slippery Mick ‏, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:10, Reply)

the best cure for anyone who is broody
is to spend time with someone else's kids
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:18, Reply)

Yer - kids make Christmas.
Personally, though, I like the whole breakfasting on bucks fizz, beers for lunch, start on the whisky by 4pm watching new DVDs sort of stuff.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:46, Reply)

Me too
Not having to hide the daytime drinking is a real treat.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:51, Reply)

this^
MASSIVE bacon for breakfast, drinking all day, then cheese and wine to finish. I always aim to consume at least 10,000 calories
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:57, Reply)

+more than usual

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:57, Reply)

trudat

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:02, Reply)

I knew the magic of Christmas died around the time my parents started waking me up for it.
I only like it if we go my uncle's as he's like a Worcester version of Alf Garnett who goes on massive rants and moans like fuck every time my aunt asks him to do something, which is more or less every time his arse touches a chair.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:50, Reply)

Really didn't enjoy Christmas last year, won't this year either.
Christmas with someone else's family just isn't that much fun, especially when they give you weird looks for agreeing to a beer.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 31 Jul 2014, 10:54, Reply)