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When you realise your family Christmas tree is 10 times better than the makeshift one you had up.
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And the number of the gifts under the tree is higher than the amount you have in the bank.
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Your parents go out of their way to make you feel at home.
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So you constantly drop hints to your mum about the foods you've been really missing.
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You finally don't have to worry about cooking your own meals.
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Because for the most part when you open the fridge, there's actually food in it.
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And if there isn't food, chances are your parents will pay for some takeaway.
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But if takeaway isn't on the menu you just join your mum during her grocery shop.
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Plus when you do go grocery shopping you don't feel as bad picking up brand name items.
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You sleep well knowing you'll have a nice hot Christmas lunch that doesn't consist of ramen or frozen meals.
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But not too well because you realise your childhood bed isn't as comfy as it once used to be.
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And that's only if your room hasn't been converted to storage.
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Or if you haven't been demoted to an air-mattress, because your extended family are staying over for Christmas.
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At Christmas events you're stuck with family bombarding you with questions about your love life...
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...and all your education and career plans.
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And you somehow always end up looking at photo albums you've seen countless times before.
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Your mum whips out her phone to take photos of you to post on Facebook...
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...which you immediately untag because they tend to be embarrassing AF.
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You get to see all your childhood friends and family that are also on Christmas break.
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But you also have to try to avoid the people who know you're in town but that you don't want to see.
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Luckily you don't have to worry about doing your own laundry.
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But your parents still force you to clean the house before your family come over on Christmas morning.
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However, it's not all bad, because at the end of the day you get to spend the holidays with the ones you love.
