10 things that WILL happen at an Irish family’s Christmas dinner

Christmas dinner is one of those joyous and rare occasions where your whole family come together to eat a good bit of grub. 

And as wonderful as that sounds, there will always be a few things that happen each and every year that makes us roll our eyes up to baby Jesus and sigh with embarrassment/frustration/anger/all three. 

As bad (and funny) as these things are, you really wouldn't have it any other way (kinda): 

1. Your teen sister will not stop texting under the dinner table.

And as much as that annoys you (she's SO rude), that was you only five years ago. Ah, how times change.

 

2. Your aunty will sneak in a few too many glasses of red wine.

And start talking absolute nonsense to you. 

 

3. Then said glass of red wine will be spilled all over the dinner table and white table cloth.

*Queue evil stares from your mother*

 

4. If you're single…

You'll be asked if you have a boyfriend a million and one times.

 

5. But if you're taken…

It'll be, 'when's the wedding?!'.

 

6. And if you're married…

'WHERE'S THE BABY?'.

 

7. When the dinner is over there's the argument about who will make the tea.

You're just too full to even stand up.

 

8. But then your mam brings over dessert.

Boozy Christmas trifle and even boozier Christmas pudding. Yay!

 

9. And after that, there's the argument about who will clean away the dishes.

LEG IT. 

 

10. But when all is said and done, you wouldn't have Christmas any other way.

Because Christmas at home is the best feeling in the world.