To fucking HATE Christmas?!

[BasinHaircut]

It's only October and it's already a massive ball ache.

I'm not religious in any way and so in that sense it has little meaning to me.

It's such a palaver, expensive, too much fuss, all just utter bollocks.

My 3yo will be great fun this year as he understands santa etc, so I was looking forward to it in that respect, but it appears that I may be expected to accommodate wider family members who are terrible guests, when I was hoping it could just be me, DH and DS this year. Last year I did 4 days of entertaining on the trot and no fucker invited me anywhere.

Is there a hole I can hide in between now and Jan 2nd??

[Suzcat78]

I don't celebrate Christmas and really not a fan anyway, not for religious reasons. I just choose not to, people can't seem to get their head round it and look at me like I've grown another head! I'm estranged from my family, parents passed away years ago, so decided this year me and my DD are going to Thailand! Can't bloody wait!

[SapphireStrange]

Honestly, fuck that. I wouldn't even help. I would do NOTHING, not even prompt him to go shopping. He doesn't do it, he can get a takeaway for everyone on the day. Honestly stop enabling this type of entitled twatness.

This this this. Ferchrissakes WHY do people allow this kind of behaviour?

[monkeymamma]

I'm not religious, but for me Christmas has meaning. Really just lights in the dark. Fairy lights and warm drinks and plentiful food when outside it's cold, and grim, and hard to imagine summer will ever come back. Kind of close to what I think our ancestors got out of it.

I have a reputation for absolutely loving Christmas when in fact I actually mainly love the run-up and its creative side - making baubles/wreaths, choosing wrap, making cards, putting hampers together etc. Christmas day itself I find odd. There's a lot of accommodating lots of different people and not really pleasing any of them!

It's somehow become this kind of fun-fest, hedonistic, must-be-the-most-fun-you've-ever-had type of festival which is very, very hard on anyone suffering loneliness or loss. When what I really think it should be is more of a time of soft lights and generous eating, looking after yourself and others and also reflecting a bit on the year that's gone and the year ahead and thinking as well about times gone by and maybe people who are missing. It's also 'time out' in what is for a lot of people a busy life to just for a short time have the opportunity to rest and think.

My DH lost his cousin last year, we will be hosting his aunt and his cousin's daughters for a weekend before Christmas and our plan is to make it as magical as we can for the girls, give his aunt lots of cuddles, and just really be together. Which for me is very Christmassy.

[Remote99]

I hate christmas, don't believe in it.

I tell the DC it is a load of shit, they accept it so it is just another day

Laugh at all the people running round like headless chickens trying to create a magical day. They don't even enjoy it, some of them but feel compelled for reasons to do it

[VilootShesCute]

Can I join you in your pit please? The only good thing about Christmas is the champagne. Everyrhing else, ESPECIALLY it starting so fecking early in the shops is just awful. Children love it though so urgh have to do it.

[SapphireStrange]

monkey, that's probably the best description/wish of an ideal Christmas I've ever heard. I totally agree that it should be convivial, yes, but not all about consumption. And it should be a pause and a time to reflect, as well as to look forward.