What I'd really like for christmas.

[droopydrawers]

I've always loved everything about Christmas, buying presents, planning and cooking, decorating.....the whole works.

With no little ones in the family now and my sister and brother having their own families its no fun any more.

My only Grandchild of 27 is engaged to a lovely girl. His future in laws are expecting us, with son and daughter in law to spend the day with them. They are smashing people, but there will be hoards of people there of all ages....then the following day were invited to repeat it all again at the Grandsons house. They all live a 25 mile round trip away. Not that far I know. The thought of turning out to come home late is not at all appealing.

So what I'd really like, is to have a little chat with them all on the phone when they are up to it, and sit in our own little apartment, watch our own TV, in our own comfy chairs....knowing they are having fun. We could eat when we like and snooze when we like....sound a right pair of boring old f*rts don't we.

DD

[Mamyalynne]

DD it may now be the right time to have a quiet chat and explain what you would like, sometimes the pressure to party and whoop is so expected - if they love you as I am sure they do then they will understand.

[Maydup]

Maybe you could just go for a little while. Have some food enjoy the company and ask if they.d mind you getting home before its dark. Then next year it'll be easier to decline altogether.

[islasmum]

OH and I have vegged out reading, watching TV and having our Christmas Day dinner by ourselves for the last couple of years - and loved it! Last year my kidney problems started, and I really didn't feel well enough to go and do the rounds! He has 3 grown -up children, all with their own nearly adult kids and speaks to them all on the phone on Christmas morning and this year we'll probably go and visit one daughter and her family between Christmas and New Year. Also OH is having an operation on his hand on Dec 18th, so will still be strapped up and need a bit doing for him. And also, all of our families live around 90 - 100 miles away, which is quite a bit of petrol. So no, DD, I don't think that you sound a boring pair of f*rts at all!

[maggie01]

A couple of years ago, I spent it on my own. I took pressies to my daughter's in the morning (I was invited to both my daughter's, it was my choice not to go). and then came home and cooked my lunch at settled down to watch my favourite programmes on tv. It was the first time in 63yrs I had spent it alone and it really was ok.

I am divorced and my girls have their own families and I just feel a bit odd being without a partner but I am spending Christmas Day with my youngest this year.

[Jemisa]

My H & I are having christmas day to ourselves to do what we like when we like.

Now boxing day we are with the immediate family all day & they have booked a taxi to take us home at mid-night.

jem

[askyourgran]

I feel the same, we are invited every year to lunch with MrAsks family usually between eight and ten of us, I always take a couple of joints of meat and the wine, and end up washing up. This year I would love to have a quiet lunch for the two of us, but MrAsk enjoys it and the rest of Christmas and the New year would be quiet anyway.