How early do you do food shopping for thanksgiving or Xmas? (Depending on what you celebrate)
In previous years since moving out I would try and split the cost with my mum by placing an order from November to book a slot allowing me to buy the meats and the champagne/prosecco, whilst she gets the veg and anything extra.
This year due to my pregnancy... I asked my mum to communicate with my boyfriend so they could decide what they would like to eat.
She hasn't been in touch with my boyfriend at all.
She's been moaning about her kitchen not being tidy and there being an issue with her sink.
So she needs to redecorate.
This was back in July.
Since then we have been buying baby items and were given some, just so both our parents have things for if ever they baby-sit. Moses basket, baby bath. That type of thing.
But she keeps complaining that she is running out of space.
Yesterday when she came round I asked her have you two decided what's happening for Xmas? She said "umm no...
Don't worry it'll be sorted!"
Annoyed I said "when, we're in December".
She texts me this morning saying "she will be round later but she has things to do before hand/ parcel collections and tidying up as her place looks like a bombs hit it! 😂 She also wanted to know what time my boyfriend was leaving to go and baby sit for a friend"
I didn't find this funny. And he hadn't mentioned the time to me so I was unable to tell her that. But to me it's irrelevant whether he's here or not. He's as much a part of this Xmas as we are.
Annoyed I looked on the website that I usually book food from to see what the slots were looking like . They have 22nd, 23rd & 24th left and very few times slots.
So I booked one. It states you have to put a deposit down to secure the basket. So I have.
What's awful is that the turkey crown I put in the basket vanished, as it suddenly became sold out.
So I've had to just put what I can in to hold what items I think she may like.
I know she will argue with me later.
But I'm fuming because this is what Xmas used to be like when I was a child due to my mums last minute behaviour.
Should I have handled this differently?
This year due to my pregnancy... I asked my mum to communicate with my boyfriend so they could decide what they would like to eat.
She hasn't been in touch with my boyfriend at all.
She's been moaning about her kitchen not being tidy and there being an issue with her sink.
So she needs to redecorate.
This was back in July.
Since then we have been buying baby items and were given some, just so both our parents have things for if ever they baby-sit. Moses basket, baby bath. That type of thing.
But she keeps complaining that she is running out of space.
Yesterday when she came round I asked her have you two decided what's happening for Xmas? She said "umm no...
Don't worry it'll be sorted!"
Annoyed I said "when, we're in December".
She texts me this morning saying "she will be round later but she has things to do before hand/ parcel collections and tidying up as her place looks like a bombs hit it! 😂 She also wanted to know what time my boyfriend was leaving to go and baby sit for a friend"
I didn't find this funny. And he hadn't mentioned the time to me so I was unable to tell her that. But to me it's irrelevant whether he's here or not. He's as much a part of this Xmas as we are.
Annoyed I looked on the website that I usually book food from to see what the slots were looking like . They have 22nd, 23rd & 24th left and very few times slots.
So I booked one. It states you have to put a deposit down to secure the basket. So I have.
What's awful is that the turkey crown I put in the basket vanished, as it suddenly became sold out.
So I've had to just put what I can in to hold what items I think she may like.
I know she will argue with me later.
But I'm fuming because this is what Xmas used to be like when I was a child due to my mums last minute behaviour.
Should I have handled this differently?
31-35, F
