If Christmas was left to Men.......

I guess mom invoked the holidyas into my mind. I absolutely love doing Christmass things. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I was going to say that this was going to be a vote for women Steph. But from the two responses below maybe I'd better hold my fire!

You can look after the youngest grandchild and do the washing up. I know you know your place.

We'll do the washing up together. 'Drop one. Smash one." LOL!

So you don't want me to come and help this year then Nanna?! I find that letting the women have their way is always the most productive thing to do at any time of the year, not just Christmas!!

Thank you both very much. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

When I saw this discussion, I immediately thought of you, Grandpa Bob. I remember all of your Christmas preparations from last year, and you're already off to a great start this year. It's really refreshing to see!

Good to hear Grandpa Bob. I have to admit that I love to see all the Christmassy stuff in the house, but it's the Women that do it here. I do buy the meat for the Christmas meal though.

You can't expect him to cook and clean up. Goodness me. LOL. We have a rule in my family that says that whoever prepares the meal gets to sit down afterwards whilst everyone else clears. It's the most broken rule in the world. Thank goodness! We men have our uses of course. I fetch the tree and supervise the decorating and I cook the meal too. But mostly it's that Boss's domain and who am I to interrupt?!!

I'm quite happy myself and Martha Stewart? We used to have an Andy Stewart who regaled us with traditional Scottish folk songs on the Hogmanay in an attempt by the booze sellers of Britain to drive us all "oot the hoose" and down to the pub! I'm more a supervisor than a creator, although I do cook the meal usually. Clare does the present wrapping so we don;t have any marathons, just panic as I remember that I haven't given her my present for The Boss at about 2 minutes to midnight on Crimble Eve!

It's certainly true in my family Dawn. Although my Dad used to make and ice the cake and I do cook the meal.

My dad was not only into the cooking but also the decorating, the music, the presents...

Good on you p1ke, there aren't many men around that are willing to help with anything at christmas 10 out of 10 to you!! hugs littleowl

You are right I thing Little owl. Except that here I buy the meat for the meal and I cook the meal too usually. But I leave the girls to get on with everything else. Especially the decorating. I don't like that at bit all although I do like to see the house looking smart and christmassy afterwards.

I think that's very true.

I think that men do leave it to the women Cinders but would we bother at all if we didn't have too? I confess that I a, a tad lazy about it all other than than the meal which I always help buy and prepare. My daughter loves to decorate the house and the tree. Seems a shame to stop her somehow!

Long may it last my friend. Something happens when you get married etc. LOL.

Well yeah, perhaps some people do change after marriage, but still they could / should and some actually do help around on Christmas time.

LOL. Don't I know it! Although here it's rather the other way around these days. I shop for the meat and help prepare the meal. But other than The Boss's present; I'm pretty appalling at Christmas. On the other hand, the girls love to do that stuff so who am I to get in their way? In fact my daughter's friends have ben known to come round and help decorate.

OK. I'll be over the week before Christmas and depart on the 23rd in time to have missed the decorations and entered the divorce proceedings (mine)! LOL.

I look forward to December. I love to decorate the house for Christmas. If it were left to the kids and hubby, it would look just as it does all year round. My mom got a little frustrated with me a couple of years ago, I think. She was sitting, watching me fuss with something over the window for almost 45 minutes. The whole thing shouldn't have taken more than 10. It can take me days to get everything set up and arranged just the way I want it. I guess that is why I do it when no one is around. I make my family nuts, trying to make it absolutely perfect. Hey, wanna come help me? I am really pleasant to be around during this time. I throw tantrums because the lights on the tree don't work.........because I have them plugged in wrong, I yell and scream at the decorations because they don't seem to want to be where I put them, I throw things at the radio because they have played the same song for the 10th time in an hour...........yeah, I am lots of fun to be around.*L*

Please let me know the reaction when you do!! It'll be a good post Christmas giggle.

Now that's what I call a thoughtful gift. LOL. I have heavy hints dropped. But I always say that if we can afford them let's buy them now when we need them. Have you bought him some hair rollers and a ladyshave this year?

OMG that was the funniest answer ever!!! Can you imagine the look on his face??? It would be a total what the h*ll??? I should totally do that this year!!

Good for him. I think that men are more than capable of organising Christmas, but many don't really see the point of all the decorating etc. I admit that apart from cooking the meal I'm not a huge help.

I think that there are exceptions Gabs, but generally we have it easy over Christmas.

I have some sympathetic feelings for your husband. I receive my instructions to at the glorious Yuletide time! LOL. In the main I suspect that men are just a tad indifferent to the whole thing. Of course we like to see it after you've decorated etc and we love to eat the meal which, in our case, I cook.

I love to be at home for Christmas and have always resisted any suggestion that we should go to a restaurant Ellie. I'm just not very good at the decorations and I'm even worse about taking them down. I strongly support the notion of the 12 days of Christmas. But I'd happily make that 2 days! Just call me Scrooge.

I admit that whilst I cook the meal I leave everything else pretty much to the girls. They prefer me out of the way I think! One of my daughter's friends always decorates the outside of their house. They have had TV cameras and a website too! I'm afraid I won't let them decorate outside here, save for a holly wreath. I'm just an old misery. LOL.

But that's his way of showing his appreciation and love for you Tamara! No? LOL. XX

Sounds familiar to me Lisa. Most men (people?) hate crowded malls - I get claustrophobic about them. I buy for The Boss (wife) and that's about it. I do buy the meat and cook the meal though.