To not really celebrate Christmas?

[opalshine]

Hear me out.

I didn't enjoy Christmas as a child, particularly. My parents - mother really - did try. We had traditions: putting the tree up, a family party on Christmas Eve, a Sunday School party. I think I enjoyed them, but I found the whole thing a bit 'much'. I remember I'd get all wound up and anxious and overwrought, wanting the toys now, not wanting to have to wait weeks.

Then when I was a bit older it just made me sad as it wasn't celebrated then.

Now, obviously we do celebrate Christmas. We buy presents, have a tree and put cards up, visit the Christmas markets, but that's it.

Reading these threads always makes me think I am missing something!

I love Christmas but it's hard work. The kids say Christmas wasn't Christmas unless mum had a major strop in the afternoon

YANBU.

Haven't celebrated it for years - no family, no friends, no point. Would rather just get on with work and ignore it.

It's irrelevant to me, no interest in it, never understood it. Grew up in a small family, no kids (my choice). It all seems very over the top to me.