“We didn’t invite her because she wasn’t vaccinated.” Certain topics are better not discussed at the Christmas Eve table

Christmas is a family time that most people spend with their loved ones, usually at a lavishly set table. Some people spend weeks preparing for Christmas because everything should be “as it should be” – the house should sparkle, the food should be eaten like an army regiment, and there should be mountains of wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree. Sometimes, however, family misunderstandings occur in such pleasant circumstances. There are topics that are better not discussed at the Christmas table.

It is better not to discuss these topics at the holiday table

In the past, topics that were better not discussed at the holiday table were politics and religion, or rather the church. These are topics that guarantee family quarrels, especially when supporters of opposing political parties meet at the table. It is equally unpleasant when the conversation turns to the church and includes very religious people and those who avoid the church. It is no different when it comes to sports fans, especially football fans.

Some things are better not asked

Currently, one of the topics that should be avoided during Christmas family gatherings is family enlargement. “Every year my mother-in-law commented very unpleasantly on the fact that my brother and sister-in-law still did not have children. Only years later it turned out that they had been trying, but she had miscarried several times. Then in vitro and nothing either,” says Dagmara (name for editorial information). “My mother used to pressure me and my partner about getting married every year at the Christmas Eve table. We usually had arguments and the atmosphere became terrible,” adds Kasia.

This is not necessarily a topic for conversation at the Christmas Eve table

Currently, a topic that arouses a lot of emotions and can easily divide interlocutors is Covid and vaccines. “My mother announced some time ago that we won’t spend Christmas Eve with my aunt this year. We didn’t invite her because she wasn’t vaccinated – she said. It’s a sensitive topic for her. My husband hasn’t been vaccinated either, but she doesn’t know that .And I hope he won’t find out,” says Patrycja.