Family codes and ritualsFreddy Woo writes, "as a child we used to have a 'whoever cuts doesn't choose the slice' rule with cake. It worked brilliantly, but it's left me completely anal about dividing up food - my wife just takes the piss as I ritually compare all the slice sizes."
What codes and rituals does your family have?
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chthonic, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
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Christmas!Ever since I was really little, we've had our big Chrimbo dinner on Christmas Eve night. And then just lounge on the day. We like it, it makes it that bit more special, and since we're older tards (my sister and I) now, its a real bonus for seeing our lot and the outlaws. Plus, I can get shitfaced on the eve and not really have to be compos mentis for the day. Works well.
The reason behind it is even more prosaic. My Mum, after years of having a wonderful, time consuming, hard cooked dinner ready for us at Christmas lunch realised that she was wasting her time. We'd be off finding batteries for toys or just desperate to get back to Mini Munchman or whatever Santa had brought and not give two shits about the incredible meal.
So she shifted Christmas. Genius :D
(, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 23:53, 2 replies)
We do the xmas on xmas eve thing tooWe're german (or at least on 1 side) and the tradition there is (or was when and where my Oma and Opa came from- Bremen) that xmas eve is family, xmas day is friends and visits.
I loved it as a child as I got all my presents a day earlier than everyone else.
(, Sat 22 Nov 2008, 0:26, closed)
France tooi spend many xmases with the family of mrs2shoes, and the pressie-giving bit and all that occurs on the evening of the 24th; as you say, this gives the 25th for lounging, late breakfast (fresh croissants on xmas morn, mmm), and a nice stroll under the always-blue Languedoc skies, usually involving a beach somewhere.. marvellous.
(, Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:58, closed)
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