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It’s a well-known fact
That Christmas festivities a family can wreck
The sanctimony displayed by a spouse always right
Brothers bickering over their patrimony into the night
The acrimony of whose gifts are pricier
Whose nieces and nephews behaved the ‘nicier’
Aging aunts inadvertently stirring
Arguments best left blurring
Christmas, no blessed time for matrimony
55 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Acrimony
Hoping your festive season isn’t beset with destructive quarrels; that peace reigns in your home
crispina kemp 
I’d like the bickering, but Covid means no visitors ☹️
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Sorry to hear that. We had that the first year of covid, but we haven’t had the restrictions since. But even without the visitors, enjoy love, peace and good health over Christmas and the New year 😊 😊 😊
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Thanks, and same to you
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Thank you 😊
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Wishing you a return to full health soon!!
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Thanks 😊
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Very apt poem for a family get together
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Thank you, Sadje 😊 😊 😊
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You’re most welcome Crispina 🌷
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😊 😊 😊
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Every year, same old humbug, I say.
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Exactly 😊 😊 😊
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It happens. Nothing like bringing family together to see the fault lines.
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The most stressful time of the year! 😊 😊 😊
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Yep.
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😊
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Reality–nobody likes it. So many experience stress at this time of year. No wonder why.
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But we all say Merry Christmas all the same 😊 😊 😊
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So true!
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Thank you, Danny 😊 😊 😊
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This is legit some years!! Christmas is not always sweetness and light – and that’s just the truth
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I confess, I’ve never experienced it, but I know lots of people who do/have 😊 😊 😊
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Apart from one truly horrible Christmas, my family never did bicker on the holiday. Mind you, we bickered often enough. But Christmas Day, we had no quarrels . . . again, with one unfortunate exception.
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It’s never happened in our family either. But back in the day when I worked, the return to work days after Christmas I was often regaled with horrific stories 😊 😊 😊
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