9 things you’ll hear EVERY Irish mammy say at Christmas time

Presents, decorations, tins of biscuits and turkey… all the turkey. There's a lot to worry about when planning a typical Irish Christmas.

While we always swear we'll help out with the cooking, cleaning, table-setting and veggie-roasting on Christmas Day, in reality we're generally shooed out of the kitchen by our very flustered mam.

In fact, a huge 45% of Irish mammies say they do the Christmas Day baking alone – that's according to a new survey by Stork.

And 1 in 5 Irish mothers say the hard work they do at Christmas goes unappreciated – even though we do try to lend a hand. Well, just once, before falling asleep in front of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

It's tough being a mammy at this time of year – and here are nine things you're bound to hear in your house over the festive season:

1. 'Two weeks to Christmas? That flew in'
Calendars, eh? Mad yokes.

 

2. 'Where in God's name did I put the Christmas lights?'
Every year they're left in a 'safe place.' Usually under a box of old duvets somewhere only she knows of.

 

3. 'While you're getting the decorations out of the attic, we might as well do a big clear out'
NOOOOOOO.

 

4. 'Who opened the good biscuits? Who was it?'
They're for the neighbours, doncha know.

 

5. 'I'm only doing a turkey crown this year, we were eating leftovers for a week last time.'
In the end though, she'll buy a full one, because how else would you make sambos after dinner?

 

6. 'I've a lovely Nigella recipe for Fruity Turkey Curry for Stephen's Day.'
Cue groans.

 

7. 'NO phones at the dinner table this year.'
But how else will we take selfies in our Christmas cracker hats?

 

8. 'Will you come into town with me, I've one or two things left to get'
'One or two things' = approx 18 tins of biscuits, presents for ALL the cousins and an outfit for Christmas Day.

 

9. 'Do you think we'll have enough?'
Usually said while looking anxiously at a trolley bursting with selection boxes and bottles of fizzy orange.

 

Stork are encouraging more Irish people to try their hand at Christmas baking this year. Check out the Stork site for recipes and post your results using the hashtag #BakeWithStork!