Mum claims flashing Christmas lights are tacky while others brand them ‘the work of the devil’ in fiery festive debate
A MUM who hates flashing lights has threatened to "cancel Christmas" after finding someone in her household has been changing the Christmas lights from "static to flashing" whenever she leaves the house.
Taking to Mumsnet to vent, the mum explained "no one is talking" after she kicked off and "lost her rag".
"Outdoors tree. I cannot abide a flashing light. Absolutely loathe them. They give me rage," she wrote.
"Every single time I leave the house some f***er changes the lights from static to flashing.
"I have lost my rag and threatened to cancel Christmas if anyone puts the b****** lights onto flash again.
"The discussion got quite heated. Nobody is talking to anyone else. I am not being unreasonable am I?"
And the post seems to have divided users, with some agreeing the mum was being unreasonable while others sympathised.
One wrote: "Why did you buy flashable lights in the first place if you hate them so much?"
While another said: "Just switch them back.
"They like them flashing you like them static, surely in the home everyone has a right to have them how they want them 50% of the time?"
One person commented: "Live and let live, if others like flashing lights then let them flash while you are out."
The mum explained that her husband had purchased the lights, adding: "It's bad enough that he ignored my request for little static plain white lights and bought garish coloured ones (including neon emergency service blue).
"If you need a job doing properly...
"I may need a large Baileys to calm me down."
Others sympathised with the mum, with one advising she take them to the tip and pretend someone stole them.
Another wrote: "They're f***ing irritating and trigger my migraines.
"Buy other lights to your spec. Wait for everyone else to be out. Change lights. Blame the elf on the shelf/fairies/other mysterious being."
Another said they thought they were "tacky" while one commented: "Go on, cut the plug off.
"Or tell us where you live and one of us will come round and do it while you are indoors with them all so you have a completely solid alibi."
What do you think?
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