What we having?

Sister in law (modest handful) and her fella split, in-laws in France, so it's just the five of us at home. If I'm honest, I can't really be arsed; it's an early Sunday dinner, and will have all the fannying around without the extra gifts and booze.

 

Anyway, kids want turkey. They didn't have mash last year, and tbf I didn't miss it; however they insist. The wife usually asks for gammon, and that's my usual contribution to a family meal. I'm looking forward to making gravy, semifredo etc in advance. Go forth good folk of WWays; inspire me with your festive fayre 

Anyone doing a 2/3/4/5 etc bird roast needs volcanoing too.

Personally, I'd prefer a kebab or a curry. Christmas can fuck off.

53 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Turkey and goose at the outlaws. Hoping covid surges and we get locked down 

Coca Cola in your lateral flow will give a false positive mate. 

56 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Yeh. I stopped when we split up. You’re right, it is odd.

Christmas dinner is just like any other Sunday dinner but with Turkey. No need to stress out. It’s one of the easiest meals to make. If you’ve got guests, plenty of booze. If you cock it up, they won’t know. 🦃🍷🥃

Yeah it was strange considering we don't spend any other time together. It was a way of my ex looking magnanimous but actually being pretty controlling, sort of guilting me into it so I could see the kids. Thankfully enough time has passed and I'm not being made to feel guilty anymore. I'm a pretty good dad, I think, on the whole. Told the kids it doesn't make me feel great, and that I want to enjoy my Xmas time with them. They were fine, despite the "your dad doesn't want to spend Christmas with you" rubbish 🙄

Nope, just you, because its odd once you're divorced.

 

2 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Yeah it was strange considering we don't spend any other time together. It was a way of my ex looking magnanimous but actually being pretty controlling, sort of guilting me into it so I could see the kids. Thankfully enough time has passed and I'm not being made to feel guilty anymore. I'm a pretty good dad, I think, on the whole. Told the kids it doesn't make me feel great, and that I want to enjoy my Xmas time with them. They were fine, despite the "your dad doesn't want to spend Christmas with you" rubbish 🙄

Nope, just you, because its odd once you're divorced.

 

I think many on here have been through the same of similar. Splitting up can be shit for the two parties concerned but when kids are involved, it takes it to a level that no one ever prepared you for. 
We grow up with an education system that prepares you for work. It doesn’t (not in my time) prepare you for relationships and the consequences. Good or bad.

 

 

2 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

I think many on here have been through the same of similar. Splitting up can be shit for the two parties concerned but when kids are involved, it takes it to a level that no one ever prepared you for. 
We grow up with an education system that prepares you for work. It doesn’t (not in my time) prepare you for relationships and the consequences. Good or bad.

 

 

Been 10 years now - I think it took 8 for me not to want to jump into the nearest bottle come christmas. Finally got some balance with a a mrs who has been through it all with me and looked after me as much as the kids, bit of talking to people and a bit of learning not to be too hard on myself as it helps no one.

This time of year can be dreadful if you're not in a good place. Hope everyone here is - and as BB says, its a few gifts and a sunday lunch at the end of the day.

Mushy peas though

9 minutes ago, Spider said:

Mushy peas though

may as well clod some Sweetcorn on too 

4 minutes ago, little whitt said:

may as well clod some Sweetcorn on too 

Nowt wrong with sweetcorn, especially with fowl.

2 hours after the revelation and I've still got questions...

Do mushy peas get onto your normal Sunday roasts or are they just saved for special events like Christmas and Easter 

4 minutes ago, stevieb said:

2 hours after the revelation and I've still got questions...

Do mushy peas get onto your normal Sunday roasts or are they just saved for special events like Christmas and Easter 

To be honest it made me forget about fruity cheese and Mexicana on a cheeseboard for a moment It’s that startling an admission. 

Mushy peas.

Consider myself quite a scutter when it comes to eating but mushy peas.

Wife said the other night "Think it can be chicken this year instead of turkey".

She's a vegetarian so why the fuck she thought she had a vote is beyond me.

Just now, ErnestTurnip said:

Mushy peas.

Consider myself quite a scutter when it comes to eating but mushy peas.

Wife said the other night "Think it can be chicken this year instead of turkey".

She's a vegetarian so why the fuck she thought she had a vote is beyond me.

Give her fucking chicken then!

Last two years I've ordered a curry and all the trimmings from Spice Island. Think I'm going all traditional this year.

17 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

To be honest it made me forget about fruity cheese and Mexicana on a cheeseboard for a moment It’s that startling an admission. 

🙄🙄

Mushy

Peas

 

i can’t speyk 

We go out for Christmas dinner, wife and son on Turkey & Gammon, I’m on fillet steak, wrapped in Serrano with red wine sauce, all the trimmings. 

I'm having a "bird in a bird" on Christmas Day

Lots of game birds around here

Those multi-bird roasts.

Its just fucking carnage.

there are trucks on American highways with more appealing clods of roadkill splattered onto their grilles.

Just make 5 birds fuck each other and jizz mushy peas up their arses and have done with it.

Cavemen.

Edited December 7, 20214 yr by Spider

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

Just make 5 birds fuck each other and jizz mushy peas up their arses and have done with it.

 

Can I come to yours on Christmas Day please?

13 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Can I come to yours on Christmas Day please?

😁😁😁😁

@Whitestar is going to read this thread following his bombshell and never post again isn't he. 

3 minutes ago, stevieb said:

@Whitestar is going to read this thread following his bombshell and never post again isn't he. 

He needs to go and have a really good think about his choices.

Mushy peas.

Mushy peas?? Fucking hell.

Just dawned on me that he's making his own mushy peas.

Out of them things in a cardboard box my gran used to have.

Xmas dinner with homemade mushy peas.

Homemade.

1 hour ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Mushy peas.

Consider myself quite a scutter when it comes to eating but mushy peas.

Wife said the other night "Think it can be chicken this year instead of turkey".

She's a vegetarian so why the fuck she thought she had a vote is beyond me.

Chicken is far superior anyway imo