Or am I the only one?
I don't know, I just can't get started. Over recent years, Christmas has become more and more of a chore and less and less enjoyable to the point where, this year, I genuinely don't care if it doesn't happen. 
I really don't know what to buy anyone, I don't have anything I want myself, or at least, don't know what there is out there to want iyswim.
Every year, it gets more and more difficult to get the kids to come up with a list and if ever I go out on a limb and buy them something they have not asked for, it is invariably a disaster. For years now, I not only have to buy things for me and dh to give, I also have to buy for the children to give each other, for my elderly parents to give to the children, even sometimes for other family members to give to the children. I wrap everything, I cook everything, I have to organise everything.
I truly don't want to do it anymore.
But I have to, for the children, right?
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Dumbledoresgirl · 08/12/2015 19:11
I've done most of the shopping, but none of the wrapping. I keep putting it off. Last year I was up until 4am Christmas morning finishing it - madness!
I used to do it "glass in hand" but accidentally spilt a full glass of sherry over everything a couple of years ago. I try to stay reasonably sober now 
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Only whilst wrapping, the sherry will come out afterwards 
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I thought it sounded fab going!
I am an opportunistic shopper - either that or online, I do not feel the need to go to the shops at all unless an I happen to stumble across a nice shop on the way to somewhere.
DH works away too - I have much more time at home than he does and do almost all of it, he buys for me and his mother (the only member of his family he buys for).
Suits me, I am more generous than he would be generally and my taste is better 
, although I do get lovely presents from him. He puts a fair bit of thought into mine don't care what he gets his mother, like a first edition of a favourite book etc..
I regret to say LavenderSun, that he is fully aware of all my resentment. Think 'harpy' and double it. 
I find it hard to keep a lid on my feelings at the best of times, but right now, with menopausal stuff hitting me hard, I am just horrible.
Well, today's shopping trip was not very successful. Dh really is ill and did little other than moan about the pain he was in, and could we go home now? He is actually iller than I supposed although even then, I couldn't help but say well why did you agree to come out then? I did suggest before we left doing it all online from the bed.
He was supposed to buy various electronic items as I am ignorant when it comes to that sort of thing but he ended up - and this is classic for him - saying he would buy them online or go back to the mall on Sunday. I can't do anything about that - either he buys (in his own sweet time) or the things don't get bought.
For my part, I bought a big present for ds2 (who has a big birthday just before Christmas, just to add to the burden!), a couple of things for my parents, and about 6 stocking fillers for the younger two.
So, not exactly broken the back of the task, but started at least
Jesus.
I'd leave them too it DG.
I really would.
If they can't be bothered, fuck em! 
I may be feeling a bit hormonal today :)
You may be feeling hormonal, but your last post isn't evidence of it. It is an entirely reasonable response imo. I am so fed up with the lot of 'em. Well, dh and ds1 mainly, though ds2 is not much better.
I feel like buying a few books and nice food for me, perhaps spend a bit more money on some snuggly clothing, then booking a cosy retreat holiday for the week of Christmas.
Yes! We must run away together! Everything will seem a lot more manageable if we have a week of no responsibilities, in which to recharge our batteries.
That oral infection sounds nasty. I hope your ds is better soon. And you too, of course. Can you try gargling with something like Corsodyl in an attempt to see the ulcer off? I have never had a mouth ulcer, but my dad gets them sometimes and I know he swears by Corsodyl.
That is one advantage of having older children. They don't seem to get ill in the same way as they did when they were little. I don't know how many Decembers and Christmases in a row I had ruined by sick kiddies. Dh supposedly got his manflu from my youngest who was a bit snuffly the other day, but now seems right as rain. So what would once have resulted in coughing throughout the night for a weeks on end, is now shrugged off in a day or two unless you are dh. 
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Ds2 gets really weird stuff that no one has ever heard of.
It's most tiresome.
He is only 7 so hoping he gets a bit more robust as he gets older!
I will happily run away with you.
In fact I suggest a commune for like minded individuals where we can eat, drink and read with no distractions
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