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Cleaning begins early. That's VERY early.
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So does the nagging for help.
3.
Christmas lunch is planned in detail.
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The whole family is invited.
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Your mum buys enormous amounts of food.
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And still worries that's not enough.
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Christmas treats are baked.
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And eventually she gets you to help with the cooking.
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But nothing you do is even remotely up to her standards.
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On Christmas day she wakes you up ridiculously early to go to church.
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And after church the last preparations begin.
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Guests arrive and there's a lot of cheek pinching involved.
14.
Your uncle jokes about sitting on the kids' table.
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And then it's time for Greek coffee.
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At the end everyone looks like this.
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Except from your mum who frantically washes the dishes.
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There's also gossip, lots of it.
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And lots of personal questions.
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There's also a lot of fun.
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And maybe some more food.
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And everyone is exhausted.
And this is you as soon as the house is cleaned.