It's that time of year again. Big or small, whatever size of family you've got, holiday parties are inevitable. You may dread them, but you live for them. Nothing compares to spending the holiday season with our crazy families. It is always quite an experience. You never know what could go down this year.
Regardless of the different and unexplainable things that happen at the parties, there always certain ones that never change. Here are 15 of those things that you see occur every year:
1. Your mom running around and making sure everything is perfect
She's back at it again!
2. The little kids get whatever they want or they will raise hell and annoy everyone
Wow, I remember being able to boss the elders around just by throwing a tantrum.
3. That one aunt or uncle gets drunk way too soon
Oh, the party is about to get more fun now!
4. Acting like you've never participated in any excessive drinking while at school when you're given a drink
Oh, please! I have been to busy being a good student!
5. You and your cousins strategically picking seats not too close to any of the adults
You snooze, you lose!
6. Listening to the adults tell the same stories from previous years during dinner
Here we go again! I wonder what version they're going to tell us now.
7. Avoiding eye contact so no one will talk to you and ask you the most dreadful questions
Keep your head down low. Don't let anyone notice you unless you want to be bombarded with questions!
8. Everyone starts whining and groaning when it's time for family pictures
Are we really going to act like we didn't know we were taking pictures?
9. No one wants to cooperate, so pictures take even longer than they should
Something that could easily take less than an hour has become a two-hour long thing now.
10. Half of the family is drunk and causing a ruckus
So, who's going to start drama this year?
11. That one older cousin and their significant other have to deal with questions about settling down
And, I'll be over here stuffing my face with food.
12. Playing games to get everyone to bond otherwise everyone would just be sitting on their phones
These games will be one of the reasons this family falls apart for real.
13. Your dad and your uncles start throwing dad jokes left and right
If I laugh at every joke, can I get some cash or is that a no?
14. Watching everyone's careful facial expressions as they open their presents
When you can tell your cousins hate the stuff they got, but they have to be nice and be grateful.
15. Your grandma not holding back and roasting other family members
No one can ever stop this lady!
As crazy as our families are, the holidays would not be complete without them. We don't see each other all the time, so this time of year is always a special one. We are able to spend some time together. They may get annoying, but, at the end of the day, all we've got is each other.