Christmas often brings an array of family members into your home as everyone squeezes around the dining table and then piles into the living room for an abundance of board games. While it's not the most comfortable, the tight squeeze only happens once a year and is often looked over during the exciting celebrations.
However, a woman has admitted her upset after she was made to sit on the floor all of Christmas Day while other family members took their place on the sofa. Sharing her rage to popular forum Mumsnet, the woman fumed that her family kept the "comfortable seats" to themselves all day.
In the post, she explained: "Not sure if I'm overreacting but I just feel so hurt. When I spend Christmas Day at my parents there aren't enough chairs in the living room for everyone.
"This year I was left sitting on the floor all day. I'd hoped when we all went back into the living room after Christmas lunch I might get the opportunity to sit on the sofa but everyone else took their seats where they were previously leaving me to sit on the floor again.
"My sister, brother-in-law, mother, and aunt are all fit and able-bodied and just as capable as me as sitting on the floor, but they just kept the comfortable seats for themselves all day. "
Seeking advice, she asked: "Am I being unreasonable to feel so disappointed that on Christmas Day my family were just happy to see me on the floor all day?"
Since posting, the post has raked in over 190 comments from Mumsnet users who flocked to the comments to share their response.
Some people believed that the woman should have spoken with one person penning: "You are being unreasonable for not actually using your big girl words."
Another person questioned: "Why didn't you say something? In my family I'd be like 'oi time to swap seats sis'."
"Why didn't you speak up?" A third asked. "You could have kicked your sister off the sofa."
A different user said: "Isn't the standard procedure in those circumstances to grab a dining chair and bring it into the living room?"
Another person replied: "Yes, you'd normally bring a chair through from elsewhere. I wouldn't sit on the floor all day."
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