To think it's ok to not like Christmas?

[Whatthecluck]

I can't ever remember loving Christmas as a teen/adult. But it's gotten worse each year, nothing specific i can pinpoint although have unfortunately had deaths in the family who have passed away leading upto/just after christmas.

I just don't enjoy any of it, decorating the house/buying and wrapping presents/christmas songs. Probably the one thing i do enjoy is the excuse to eat more chocs but then regret that as it leads to an extra half a stone around the waist!

As a family we only buy gifts for the children which is a longstanding decision as we were all stressing ourselves out and making ourselves skint from having to buy everybody something.

I have 2 DC and of course i do my best to make christmas memorable for them and i do enjoy it on their behalf but for myself i'd rather just treat it as another day and get it over and done with.

My DP (been together just over a year) thinks im such a scrooge and he enjoys buying gifts for all his family and me etc.

Is it normal not to like Christmas?

@babybunny123

Only loved it when we could afford Tenerife for a fortnight. They celebrate the true meaning of Christmas not our commercial rubbish!!!

Their commercialism waits until 3 kings day...Same rubbish but different days

@MedusasBadHairDay

TiaandTamera Oh definitely, birthdays can fuck off as far as I'm concerned

I do like my birthday but I love that loads of people are celebrating something at the same time and there's special food and decorations etc so I'd definitely swap it if I could.

I love celebrating anything really. If there's an excuse to decorate and get some food you don't normally have I'm in!

I don't try and force anyone else into it though. Especially colleagues etc because you never know why they don't like it! I'd be pissed off if people kept buying me golf jumpers, arranging for me to go to a golf club, trying to meet up to play golf and playing golf clips to me all the time because I don't like golf, why is Christmas different. If someone doesn't like it people should back off.