I hate Christmas.

[mepammy]

X-Mas is sooooo stressful....a lot of work! And inevitably I have to go to the mall (I HATE malls).

It is the 'people' that makes it even worse. There are store clerks who are more rude and less than helpful, when it should be just the adverse. But it's the other shoppers who are just horrid! To see that kind of selfishness and greed, etc., lack of concern for others...just plain old meaness! You think people would be nicer around the holidays?

Other thing I hate is holding off on buy stuff for my son until X-Mas because I can't afford to do both. Poor guy can't get anything but clothes and essentials unless it's for his birthday or for X-Mas. If it wasn't for X-Mas, I could buy things when he wants them at other times of the year.

So he'll get his Red Sox World Series stuff (I got him all of it) but not until X-Mas. In retrospect...I should have at least given him the championship shirt when I got it - was the first thing I got delivered from the order. Next time - not going to wait my kid wait for this stuff!

[MBTN]

I hate christmas because both my sisters have birthdays within one week of it! So now I have to get christmas and birthday presents!

[stuffbyalex]

I actually don't mind christmas, except all the media crap... especially the movies and shows on tv. why the hell do they play the Sound of Music every year before xmas?

[MagicRat]

I hate Christmas. It's a lot of work to fulfil family social obligations. I would much rather go on vacation over Christmas/New Years. I like my family, but I dislike seeing them all at once.

[Schister66]

Originally Posted by Limited5.9Cherokee

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I think everyone should be politically correct assholes and do like that cell phone commercial and put Merry ChrismaHanuQwanzUkah and tell everybody to stfu

That's the spirit!!

[DVS LT1]

Christmas is the day when 30-40 of my closest relatives come over to my parents house and we share what I would argue is the most magnificent feast any human being has ever eaten in history. Lol even though most of the day I’m down in the basement with my cousins drinking out of my fridge that’s loaded to the tits with beer, it still gives me the best vibes knowing my whole family is upstairs and together under one roof. Then there’s the whole advent side to Christmas that makes me feel really good in the heart. Its tradition that’s most important to me, Christmas Eve dinner at my uncle Stan’s house (the only Christmas Eve setting I’ve ever known in my life), midnight mass, X-mas day at my parents house for the umpteenth year in a row… plus now some of the older cousins have little kids so its great seeing the little bastards running around being loud, breaking shit – just like me and my cousins were when we were little fuckers! I guess I get a bit sad knowing that things won’t be like this forever, but that’s what makes me enjoy it even more each year.

I know Christmas can be a difficult time for some. When one of my grandmothers passed away 10+ years ago on Dec. 22 it was a total shock and really changed things during Christmas, forever actually. But life goes on, and that’s what it’s all about – family and friends, together and sharing a meal. Really nothing more important in life that that.

I could care less about getting presents - buying them can be difficult but besides the girlfriend I don't really shop for anyone else (besides small little things, and toys for my nephew). Whats so different about Christmas advertising? We're bombarded by marketing bullshit year round so why get suddenly depressed when it turns red & green?? HA, and you guys are complaining about Christmas songs!? Try having POLKA Christmas tunes blaring throughout your house non-stop the entire week leading up to Christmas…

Happy Holidays

[pickle]

I love christmas. It feeds my love for attention and shopping but it's like the first year without my grandma and usually we stay with her. So basically we have no traditions left

[slave]

Originally Posted by Moss1O6GTi

HEY you leave Capitalism alone, or else you may find Wellington Vice making a house call


As for Christmas- It's a gift fest, but who gives a fuck? You get a lot of free shit and time off out of it, so meh.

LMFAO, wellington vice is overweight and under motivated. :P

[MadMac56]

Originally Posted by DVS LT1

Lol even though most of the day I’m down in the basement with my cousins drinking out of my fridge that’s loaded to the tits with beer...
Happy Holidays

BEER!!!

Iused to hate Christmas, then I had kids, so I kinda HAD to like it... Now they're grown, I can go back to hating it...At least till one of 'em forgets to use protection and makes me a Grandpa...Then it's back to the happy face... Someone earlier said it's a vicious circle...

[pickle]

How can you hate christmas with someone like Santa Cloz?

[pickle]

Every good Santa Cloz needs a head elf right? RIGHT! So meet Mary Poppins.






p.s. that says "rudolph got slow"

[*RedStar*]

I so agree with ya, christmas is rilly annoying

[Heep]

Originally Posted by HogieGT-R

and if i get another tan sweater...i'll go nuts...

Originally Posted by mepammy

It is the 'people' that makes it even worse. There are store clerks who are more rude and less than helpful, when it should be just the adverse. But it's the other shoppers who are just horrid! To see that kind of selfishness and greed, etc., lack of concern for others...just plain old meaness! You think people would be nicer around the holidays?

You know I think that just helped me figure out why I hate it so much. The main thing that makes me happy is seeing and/or making other people happy. Christmas day, itself, I actually enjoy, since everyone is happy. It's just that it inflicts mass grumpiness on the majority of the population for 1, even 2 whole months, making me miserable for the same.

Originally Posted by MBTN

I hate christmas because both my sisters have birthdays within one week of it! So now I have to get christmas and birthday presents!

I have 2 parents and one sister. Birthdays? Sis: Dec 16. Mom: Dec 13. Dad: Jan 9.

I have to buy an extra present for everyone

Originally Posted by DVS LT1

Try having POLKA Christmas tunes blaring throughout your house non-stop the entire week leading up to Christmas…

All I can think of in regards to that statement is John Candy in the back of a van, wearing a yellow rain suit and singing Polka Christmas songs

Nice post though.

Finally,

Originally Posted by pickle

How can you hate christmas with someone like Santa Cloz?

...I just don't know what to say about that.

[twospirits]

Bah Humbug to all,

Christmas/Hannakuh/Kwanza etc is a time for joy and reflection of whats good in each and every one of us.

Unfortunently it has been lost in translation for eons. Regardless of your religous upbringing, most have commercialized it to the point of no return. The true meaning is lost and its not until that actual day that we see the joys and shiny brightness in the youngsters eyes opening those presents.

We are a society that wants more, and as such, the actual belief of "its better to give than recieve" is no more. If one does not get something after giving, we get mad, upset, depressed etc. Plus, the gifts keep getting more expensive each and every year, we go into debt because of it and just getting the gifts itself is a mind boggling ordeal.

I on the other hand, just do my xmas shopping either on the net or better yet after christmas. And give the gifts out on Three Kings day, Jan 6th. Not only do I ease the tension of holiday traffic/fights and long lines I get the discounted prices as well.

So you all can expect your gift then and not a moment earlier.

and on that note, Ho Ho Ho.

TS out (getting a lawyer, after calling everyone a Ho)

[fredjacksonsan]

I like the idea of Christmas, but like Heep don't like the traffic, obnoxious people, materialism, commercialism, advertising(starting in early October!!!) etc etc etc.

I'd much rather have some great family time than a bunch of presents in the mail.

TS, I think "ChristmaKwannukah" is what you were aiming for.

Why don't we just take the current calendar and make all the months 30 days. That would leave 7 extra days (8 in leap year) left over, with which we could celibrate "Yule". Everyone could celebrate in their own way, but we'd all have Yule off (with pay).

It would be a nice break between December and January.