Why Christmas reduces capable women like me to gibbering wrecks (clue:.....!!!!((share

Share Honestly, I’m a strong woman whose mantra is: ‘There are two ways of doing things — my way and the wrong way.’ Nevertheless, with the ­arrival of Christmas, my tried-and-tested ­master plan for dealing with life goes out of the ­window. I’m not unique. Highly capable women all over the country who ­normally multi-task without giving it a second thought will feel the same.
Multi-tasking: Janet Street Porter will have to juggle cooking, present wrapping and decorating the house for Christmas
Capable, uncomplaining females, who manage the school run in all weathers, pitch up at the local carol service bearing cakes and can deal with the endless delivery men expecting Christmas ‘tips’, will have, with four days to go, started feeling so annoyed they could scream.
Within 24 hours (if this year follows the pattern of the past decade), we will have entered the first period of non-speakers with our partner, the jumbo pack of headache pills in our handbag will be half empty, and that secret bottle of Prosecco hidden at the back of the fridge for emergencies will appear magically to be drinking itself.And you ­wonder why most women don’t love Christmas quite as much as men! Here’s why . THE FRANTIC FORTNIGHT
This year I wrote a book called Don’t Let The B*****ds Get You Down to cheer people up because we’re bombarded with patronising advice.
And Christmas is when this blizzard of ‘expert’ advice reaches fever pitch and leaves you feeling absolutely unable to cope. Share