30+ Seemingly Innocent Christmas Posts That End Up Taking a Dark Turn

Christmas is a wholesome but stressful time. It's full of laughter, tears, gift-giving, and drinking eggnog. From crying while driving home for Christmas to stealing gifts, let’s take a look at these Christmas-related social media posts that started off innocent and slowly took an interesting turn.

Crying Home for Christmas

Crying while driving seems like a pretty common thing we all do, but doesn't it feel a little extra therapeutic at Christmas? It adds a little spice to an otherwise long and boring journey.

Pinterest // @Hailey

Try it out on your next trip home. Try not to cry too much, though, blurry vision is dangerous while driving. Just a few little drops will do the trick.

The Know-it-All Mother-in-Law

Surely, we all know a mother-in-law who's a little too invested and always likes to take the reins, especially during the festive season. This overbearing MIL clearly isn't happy with the temperature at home and is looking for a YouTube tutorial on how to completely reset the heating.

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There's no doubt that this all went downhill. Who wants to bet that she totally broke the heating? Sometimes, we've gotta let it go; she'll learn.

The Gift Wrapping Nightmare

For many of us, buying gifts is one of the best parts of Christmas. There's an excitement in picking out gifts for our loved ones, anxiously waiting to see their surprised faces when they rip open the wrapping paper. That stupid wrapping paper!

Facebook // Melissa Ann Buquet-Cain

Just like this Twitter user says, it's a never-ending nightmare of misplacing the scissors every two seconds. Then, all of a sudden, there's tape everywhere. It's stuck to your hands, your legs, the bedframe, and just about anywhere else. They should invent a better wrapping system.

Innkeeper’s Revenge

If you're on TikTok, you've seen the trend going around about stupid roles given in school Nativity plays. We all desperately wanted to be Mary or Joseph, but beggars can't be choosers. Sometimes, we're left with the kind of rubbish parts.

Facebook // Holy Family Junior School

This user's dad shared a hilarious story of what happened in his school Nativity play. A badly behaved child gets stuck with the role of an innkeeper (not a bad role, by the way) and decides to take revenge, shouting 'yes, heaps' when Mary and Joseph ask if there's any room in the inn. Absolutely hilarious!