People who pretend to hate Christmas

[MoaningMyrtle202]

Anyone else know one of these?

I know a couple of them. Say they hate Christmas for whatever reason, yet still kick off if they’re asked to work it, go all out with decorations and involve themselves in Christmas family dramas when they could just ignore the whole thing.

One Christmas hater I know, says they can’t stand it and doesn’t care a jot. Yet her house it lit up like Blackpool illuminations and has kicked up holy hell being asked to work Xmas eve. She has no kids or anything either so not for that.

Another Christmas hater I know says to him it’s just another day and it’s all capitalist bullshit, yet he’s just given his DP his Christmas list of what he wants.

Lastly a good friend of mine also claims she can’t stand Christmas yet today is the third time I’ve visited and she has Christmas films on. Not ones that just happened to be on the telly, but ones she’s purposely selected on Netflix.

Im starting to think it’s just people thinking it’s ‘cool’ to say they hate Christmas. I don’t get it. Why not just say you like it?

Anyone else know one of these? It’s bizarre!

Agree.

They’re choosing to ignore this thing called social pressure. Anytime someone on MN says they don’t like Christmas or certain parts of it that the Christmas lovers love, they’re automatically labelled Grinches as if not liking one holiday makes you mean-spirited or a pain to be around.

My DH and I are not into it but no one would know unless they asked about our plans and we’re simply saying we’re just staying home with our sons and having a curry. From what my DH has said about those that have asked him about his Christmas plans, they seemed shocked that was an actual option.

I don't like christmas. You have to make it jolly and fun for the kids. It feels like parenting on steroids. Mums do most of the work. Caring for everyone. Everyone expects the mum to do it even if dh helps.

As it is Xmas Eve, I thought I'd come back with the updated list of reasons I don't like Christmas.

A) I miss my mum. Terribly.
B) My ADHD/AS son is having a constant sensory meltdown.
C) It's chuffing expensive (no, we haven't gone silly on presents)
D) It's my sons birthday tomorrow as well as Xmas, I refer you back to point B and his AS. He will either go into ADHD paralysis or sensory meltdown from it all.
E) I want my mum.

But. I will fake a smile, count to ten, keep my screaming internalised and crack on with it for my children's sake.