barty im sorry you have had a rough deal this year and its understandable to feel less seasonable, your right it is part of the job but it still sucks. You are probably the first person i have heard of with a child who doesnt feel that you are owed xmas of and that only people without children should work xmas as they dont deserve to be at home. Its an attitude i come across regularly and have known of many crew to go sick cos they want to be at home with their baby and have no consideration for their collegues being called out. This is not an attack on people with kids, its just an observation i have made. We all have to do our fair share of xmas, new year, standbys etc.. and it sucks but there are good parts to. I feel lucky to have been in vegas for this xmas and LA for new year but hope next year to be off like you probably do barty so fingers crossed!