What` you`re christmas cringe

[TheCheekySloth]

Whats youre christmas cringe that is perfectly normal but you just hate it for no reason.

Mine are.
Carol singers, charades.

‘Tis the season to be bitching Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. 🎅 🎄

😂😂😂

‘Stacey and Joe: the past is behind us at Christmas and the boys are getting a new hamster!’

Same i gave up with it years ago.
But i still cringe at some things.

My favourite carol.

People who are well off but only get their kids "something to eat, something to read, something you want and something you need" when actually it's in their power to get their kids a number of things they want!

I don't mean anyone should spend above their means, or that kids need to be drowning in expensive stuff .... But deliberately being so restrictive in your present buying just seems so pretentious, somehow? Wouldn't people rather make their kids happy?

Similarly, posters who pop up on threads where a woman is musing about what to ask her husband what to buy her (or whatever) and snarl NOTHING! I HATE THINGS, YOU ALL HAVE TOO MANY THINGS YOU MORALLY BANKRUPT MATERIALISTS. With their absolute objection to all things that could possibly be given as gifts, I assume these people live in empty houses and never eat, drink, bathe, read or wear clothes......

I'm actually quite anti-consumerism myself, but second hand where I can etc. But seriously, having some things you want doesn't make you a bad person. And it's totally not cool to force views like that on your kids - the majority of kids love toys etc. And teenagers love clothes and makeup and stuff for their hobbies etc etc. And grown up women like clothes/perfume/books/power tools and whatever else they like. That's normal!

Having the spend the “most magical” few days of the year with relatives I’d prefer not to see ever again.

I just asked DH and he said without even thinking for a second ‘opening presents. The way people watch you as you open them and you have to make your face look excited’

Inflated garden ornaments that don’t withstand December weather

😂

Genuine question, why are you annoyed by them taking it down on Boxing Day?

I understand your objection to them putting it up early (even if I don't share it).

But surely then you should be glad when they take it down?

Anything people do for the Instagram picture makes me cringe.

The dratted Elf.
The idea of 'The Magic of Christmas' in general.
Christmas Eve boxes.
'Christmas music' on the radio beginning at the start of November.
Overdecorated houses.

I agree with PP and the matching pyjamas.

Visiting Father Christmas, I find it toe curling. The more realistic and magical the more cringy. It’s not so when it’s the school caretaker in a dodgy beard.

Black electrical tape on window to create small panes and spray snow in the corners.
It doesn't look ye,olde .
It looks shit.

Christmas adverts, especially in November.

Elf on a shelf

People who complain about visiting relatives… We don’t have any to visit so it can be a bit galling to hear.

Sodding Slade 🤬

She makes me queasy all year round 🤢

I love half the things everyone is moaning about on this thread (Xmas pyjamas) but agree 100% that the bits I don’t like are shit, obviously (bows on doors). It’s not unreasonable to have a bit of a moan about things sometimes, and knowing someone else doesn’t like something that you do shouldn’t stop you enjoying it anyway 🤷‍♀️.

I throw into the ring the performative present givers of the opposite kind to those @tragichero described - I saw a thread like it on here the other day: “Oh I’ve only been able to buy my son a Ferrari, a Rolex and a three week trip to the Caribbean, and all I could afford for my daughter was a prize winning Arabian stallion, a little pad in Chelsea and the latest iPhone 😥. Am I the most awful mother and will they hate me forever? What else can I buy so they won’t feel deprived and have a ghastly Christmas?”

What? Take a look at yourself, twat. And remember baby Jesus, FFS.

On another thread I mentioned that I don't really like new stuff and that my family tend to be indulgent at Christmas and it makes me uncomfortable, but no one listens to my protests and if I tell people irl I sound like a spoilt brat. I was astounded that over 60 posters agreed with me! It seems that I'm not totally alone then. I can't even describe why I get so uncomfortable but I do, i guess thats my cringe. When I was young my parents used to say I was ungrateful because I didn't squeal and jump around like my sister, I was indeed grateful but i genuinely would value a small thoughtful gift over expensive extravagance. As a general rule people don't believe me if I say this because they don't understand.

People spelling YOUR wrong

Putting the decorations and lights up too early is not for me. I agree it makes it end too early as well. They are bored of them and they look tatty by the darkest days and that’s exactly when we need them. If I could choose I’d have the lights and cheer for the weeks either side of the 21st, the solstice, the shortest day. Bringing light! So from about mid dec to early Jan. By putting them all up early we seem to be increasingly robbed of the Christmas season following the 25th- which runs well into Jan traditionally.

People who are "pick me" types about hating Christmas. No one cares!

1sf of December boxes
Christmas Eve boxes
Families all in matching Christmas pyjamas

Houses/gardens absolutely smothered in lights and inflatables in the garden is my absolute idea of Hell, followed by matching pyjamas or onesies.

On a more unreasonable note, I am not a fan of the meal structure of the day in other households. On the very rare occasions I have been invited to others for Christmas there are meals all over the place, all times of day - diluting the main feast and all at the wrong times. It throws me right off.

I guess it’s just how I was raised but the Christmas feast is the only meal of the day and served from about 4-8pm. Like a fancier version of your Sunday meal.