Xmas version of things you wouldn't admit in real life....

[TinselTina]

I wish people would stop mentioning my 5 foot 3 height like im an outlier.
I cannt believe I married my ex. I needed to be in a mental hospital not marched up the aisle.
I dont care if my child is clever or not.

To be honest I would chuck anything I didn't want in the bin. Shock horror I know. Im not a pious person like a lot on here.
Shops sell lots of shit like Brut gift sets ( who buys that old fashioned stuff that skinheads in the early 70s wore). I think its for people who have secret Santa's for people they don't really know.
Most gift sets have one thing you'd use and just fillers for the rest.
I don't care if this poster chucks her stuff in the bin Im sure a lot of people do that. I mean its not like she is chucking it in the sea. Also if she donated it to charity wouldn't the person who used it chuck the empty plastic bottles in the bin?
Anyway I wish Santa was real and Im 70 and love the feel of Christmas even if this is not what this thread is all about.

I hate the version of Santa that esentially makes him an Amazon or Evri deliverer. Not magical at all! I also hate how some parents are so desperate for 'credit'. I know everyone is different and that's fine, I'd never say anything in real life as people can do things how they wish. It just makes me feel sad inside.

I’m in the same boat with various pressures/ worries. DH is (unlike his usual grumpy self) being the exaggerated spirit of Christmas and expecting everyone to be full of Christmas cheer. I’ve got very little cheer this year and would rather skip this season

I’m a good cook so it’s taken as read that I’ll cook Christmas dinner every year even when we aren’t hosting and it’s not at my house. I love to cook at home because it’s a chance to hide in the kitchen and not have to talk to any of you! At someone else’s house with no decent knives, and people popping in every 30 seconds to prod things and ask stupid questions, not so much!!!

Now. Failing that get her something nice but not expensive for her 21st and tell her from now on its cards at Xmas and birthdays.

I did that with my nieces and nephews after their 18th birthdays and they were fine about it.

I am glad it’s just 17yr old DD and I this year. We have decided to have chicken not turkey and we might even eat it on our laps! Next year i’ll be relocating and likely to cooking for a lot more, and ds2 and gf will be coming to stay so i’m going to enjoy this small Christmas this year. I find it such a stress and cannot wait for January when every day I don’t stress about the gifts I still haven’t bought.

I grew up with that version of santa, so did the same for my kids. Nothing to do with wanting to get the credit, but it’s a better message to give to kids otherwise they wonder why Emily in their class got 10 x the amount of gifts from santa than they did.

Five foot three is not at all short for a woman; in fact you're almost at average height. If people keep commenting on it, are you absolutely sure you're not shorter? You really have to be around five foot, or five one at most, for people to be commenting.

They don't really wonder that though, generally kids might compare gifts, but not who bought what. The 'credit' was actually a separate point, as many on here say they want to get the credit for the gifts. Anyway, you are welcome to do it your way, that's why this is on an unpopular opinions thread.

To my youngest son: your elder brother didn't do anything wrong. You're completely in the wrong and it's time to man up, apologise and stop embarrassing yourself. And if you cause an atmosphere on Christmas Day I'll punch you in the face be very angry.

I did, I asked my mum why santa brought my friend Sarah a barbie house which is something I really wanted as a child. Kids do discuss what santa bought them. Everyone has their own way of doing it, and most of that is following what their parents do and so feels normal for them. If they do want to take the credit for a £100 gift over an imaginary man in a red suit nothing wrong with that either.

I like hosting family on Christmas Day but I wish they'd all bugger off at 6pm instead of lingering until 9pm.

I hate people talking about their fucking children. I'm not interested.

I hate people talking about their holidays, especially to each other when I can't escape. I don't give a fuck what hotel they stayed in.

I hate the fact we accept parents and schools wholesale lying to children about a made up man delivering presents to every household on the same night and we all have to go along with it as a society because it's nice.

Except it's not very nice for the children of skint parents. It's another way to make them feel shit, as Santa obviously takes into account the rich kids' Christmas list more than theirs.

As a teacher, I've been made to go along with this lie for years and hate it. It would be unacceptable about anything else.

See also tooth fairy, Easter bunny.

What do you mean ‘wow?’ People not save driving is a serious thing

@MrsB2025
Just to say, I agree with you on this thread.

Charity shop instead of bin?

Oh that's easy then.
Stop at her 21st birthday, so just this Christmas and her 21st to go.
In the card for the 21st say that now she is 21 and a full adult you are stopping presents.
In our family we stop at 18.

Charity shops don't want toiletries gift sets from the 3 for 2 offer from Boots.
No one does.

I can’t get out of my head, that my father, last year(60yrs too late), said he was sorry for sending me (very suddenly aged only 9) to boarding school. He asked if I wanted to say anything, I said I can’t get my childhood back, so he said; well your mother didn’t try & stop it??!

A bottle of shower gel, yes. Useful. You can buy one of your choice from a selection at the supermarket for a pound. You don't need to buy it at a charity shop, even if you're skint.

Hand cream, no. Bath bombs, no. Body cream, no. Hand soap, no. Just tat.

I detest Xmas (the pressure, the commercialism, the sheer boring formulaicness) and whilst I usually smile and play nice, this year I am going to a Muslim country for a week to escape. All 'xmas meetups' during the festive period will be short, involve unfestive picnics and be outside of my house.

But the pressure of xmas 2027 looms despite this 🫩

If it makes you feel better to pass your unwanted crap on to someone else to dispose of (charity shop staff or raffle 'winner') then bash on.
Either way, that hand cream is going in the bin.

The problem really does lie with consumers buying it in the first place.

21 would be a good time to stop.

That said I still buy for my 20 something neices but thats partly I have much younger kids and we do spend Christmas day together.