This is what families fought about on Christmas Day – and the common trait that ‘ruined’ the holidays for everyone

As families start wrapping up their Christmas decorations and playing with newly opened gifts, Australians have revealed the biggest fights they faced over the long holiday weekend – and some are fights that many know all too well.

Daily Mail previously shared the top reasons why tensions are soaring over the holidays, from the pressure of hosting and too much booze, to resentment over stingy gifts and social missteps.

Popular topics of conversation were understandably invasive questions about relationships, fertility and weight gain.

Romantic relationships in particular struggle during the month of December, with millions of people around the world calling it quits in the run-up to the new year.

One of the most common traits that “ruined” Christmas was silent resentment, as the holidays sparked several ruminations that were months in the making.

Many on Reddit shared difficult family confrontations that stemmed from years of suppressed emotions.

“My parents broke up last night,” someone said. “It would be fine if my kids and I didn't witness it and we weren't stuck here in the middle of nowhere because of the rain. I just want to go home.'

Another said: 'My mum told me this morning I looked seven months pregnant. She manages to upset me every year. We are all she has after my father died. I hate that she has the power to make me feel this way.”

While a woman revealed the 'nasty' behavior of her in-laws.

'My brother-in-law was 'messing around' with my ten-year-old son. The man is 44 and harasses that child until he cries.

'He then gets defensive when I point it out [my son] feels uncomfortable, can't get away, and cries because he's overwhelmed and stressed – not because he's a “royal cry baby.”

“So the adult threw a tantrum because I yelled at him because he didn't understand the word 'no.'

Some disagreements were smaller in nature, but still managed to quickly dissipate all goodwill and celebration.

'My mother is on the other side of the world and managed to find out by asking out of the blue when my wife would start eating meat again. My wife has been a vegetarian for 26 years,” one man wrote.

'I was a host. My brother was going to bring the folding chairs he borrowed a few weeks ago. 15 people, I only have six indoor seats. He was late. He forgot the chairs,” a tired nurse revealed.

Another said: 'My family has conveniently forgotten that my brother is a vegetarian for the fourth year in a row. They act shocked that he won't eat the variety of meat-filled dishes they've made.

'Then they went on a rant about how fake meat products would make him infertile due to the supposed high amounts of estrogen in them.'

Several Aussies saw red after having to deal with opposition from their children.

“I asked my teenager to help by filling the esky with drinks and ice – he shouted 'why do I have to do everything here' at me,” one mother wrote.

A second echoed: 'I asked my teenager to fill the toilet roll holder… saying 'I'm not a slave!' and that I have to stop 'forcing' [them] do everything.'