So if auntie Ethel wants to get rat-arsed on eggnog and then start shouting about politics

There is also the pressure to spend time with ‘loved ones’. We might despise these relatives, but have to pretend to get along with them.

So if auntie Ethel wants to get rat-arsed on eggnog and then start shouting about politics that you don’t agree with, you’re expected to just smile and let her get on with it – once again because, well, it’s Christmas.

This year, I am boycotting the whole affair. I am staying home alone, except for the company of my old dog, and not organising anything. Article