Guests for xmas is a buffet acceptable or am I being mean?

[plutofan1]

Originally Posted by littlelish0544

This is the most hilarious thing I have read on the dibb for ages, brilliant!

Is it wrong I am wondering if it is an actual product as I have decided in the last few days I am not hosting Christmas this year!?

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Is it is a thing - would be great for the kids (grown up ) Xmas stockings 😊

[Enchanted]

I think it�s important to stick to your own traditions at Christmas.
We spend the day at home and have party food - we have a toddler and my priority is him on Christmas Day - spending time with him, playing with his new toys etc
We have an open house and anyone is welcome to call round and be fed and watered but they�ll get what�s on offer

[mickeyspal]

We have traditions and it's part of who we are.
We always go to the cinema on Christmas eve
We usually have roast turkey on Christmas day , but one year we didn't do a traditional roast. We had decided as it was only 2 of us we would do something completely different and we looked forward to it... then my SIL invited herself and we told her she was welcome to come but we weren't having turkey and Christmas pudding.
She came and we all enjoyed it , but no way would we change what we wanted to do
Stick to your guns

[whlparkstone]

I absolutely love a Xmas buffet, I prefer it to a traditional roast.

If it was me I would be jumping at the chance of coming to you for a buffet, so they sound very ungrateful.

[tink111]

Agreed with most people, stick to your traditions! They don�t deserve to come round and dictate what you�re doing when they�ve invited themselves !

[aud71]

I can't believe that they invited themselves ! and then have the cheek to tell you to cook a roast !

I would tell them it's OUR Christmas ! and this is how we do it !

we do have a roast and MIL & FIL over every year ! it is so much work but it is our tradition

[dippiedawnie]

We always do a buffet on Xmas day and we do curry, pasta, pies etc. It actually means more family come as we couldn't seat them all for a traditional dinner. Everyone can then go out Boxing Day for a proper roast if they want as places charge half the price for the same food that day! My MiL was the one that was more against this approach but the 1st year we did it she loved it but it was a rocky few months leading up to the day that year as she was a strong character.
It's your house, you didn't invite them and promise them anything so stick to your guns as others have said.

[Jan]

Have you sorted anything yet?

[Vanillapod]

I�m so annoyed for you!
I think a buffet is perfectly acceptable. If that�s how you do Christmas, anyone else can like it or lump it!

We�re so stubborn over Christmas in our house. We like it our way and we tend not to be flexible 😆

We caved in and went to OH�s parents last year and whilst we had a lovely day, their kitchen, despite being twice the size of ours is truly unworkable!
Lunch was not to OH�s satisfaction so we cooked it again on Boxing Day! (With a bargain �5 turkey 😉 )
Stick to your guns

[cybermum]

I would be saying this is how it is, don't like it then don't come. Simple.