I Said I'm Never Hosting Xmas Again And Now My Wife Is Mad

Xmas is a bit of a messy holiday, with large kitchen projects to children running amock. Depending on how large your family is, there is bound to be a mess of things once the party is over. This husband decided he had had enough of it and was never going to host again. 

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OP said that it was tradition for him and his wife to host Christmas dinner for both of their families. 

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The two had a large house and were able to accommodate the two sides of their families with ease.

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The two usually expect 20 to 30 guests but his wife's family covers the bulk of that number.

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OP said that he usually expects a mess but this group was exceptionally messy. He said that he spent over 5 days cleaning up their mess the last time they hosted the family. 

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OP said most of his family lived outside of the country so he placed the responsibility of the mess on his wife's family. 

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he also added that her side also had a lot of children who were prone to making messes. 

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When his wife mentioned the party, he said that he was not willing to host. This came as a surprise to the wife and tried to reason with him.

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Since OP never let her know of his sudden change of heart, she had already sent out the invites and was hesitant to rescind them.

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Commenters agreed with OP but wondered why he waited the entire year to tell his wife of his change of heart. 

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They let OP know that he might just have to grin and bear it this time around and put his foot down the next year. 

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