Festive icks

[crispsandnuts]

'With all the trimmings'

I couldn't even type that without my teeth itching.

I'm sure they'll be plenty more...

No, but they also have no negative feelings about it. They still got their gifts and don't feel like they missed out.

In fact, when our first child was born, I had to convince him to let us do Santa. He's quite a logical, practical person and the "magic" just isn't something that moves him. The "magic" to him is in discovering how all the complex tech works. I think Santa is fun but I must admit I also don't feel this strong sense of "the magic" that so many other people do or any distress that I know my kids have worked it out. It's just a bit of fun.

Kids like presents.

Nom nom..
Cue fb photo of ropey looking dinner swamped in gravy...

I love gravy though..

Can I ask what you mean by Nordic decorations? Have you got a link to any pictures? Do you mean the sort of bare wooden decorations..?

All the trimmings....absolutely hate it.

The hidden boast about how young (and therefore intelligent) the kids were when they sussed out the ‘truth’.

FC/ Santa /Seane Corne (Wales) is just one of the ways people collectively celebrate a festival by weaving and sharing stories. It isn’t lying, it’s called fiction. Every time I read a book, watch tv, theatre, I suspend disbelief and let my imagination take the reins.

I do feel we’ve lost a lot of the magic by starting the build up so early (taking our lead from the shops), and then having festive fatigue by Boxing Day.

I do feel sick at all the consumerism - the amount of plastic and tat that is generated, and in the midst of an environmental crisis.

I also detest the curating and parading of ‘this one’ ‘our little family’ ‘#blessed’ in matching pjs, tree up in November etc… on social media. Just enjoy the day with your family or however else you’ve decided to celebrate. No-one else cares.

😡😂

Not strictly about Christmas, but something that I can imagine being said in response to some of these posts. “Well, you do you & I’ll do me”. Almost always said in a passive aggressive, smug tone that implies that they are far superior to the judgemental person that they are talking to. Makes me want to vomit and lash out in equal measure.

Judgemental person is being a dick though.

What's interesting is how many people take any alternative way of doing Christmas as an insult to how they do Christmas...or feel a need to insult the alternative.

“Well, you do you & I’ll do me”

Surely this just means - Take the piss out of what I do. That's fine, just don't do it if you don't want to but I'm still going to do it.

No need to vomit or lash out.

All of this! I also find the making memories/prefer experiences to be interlinked. The irony is, at least from the people I see, that the making of memories and preferring experiences is usually just an excuse to show that instead of buying gifts, they spent an obscene amount on attending x,y,z concert/City break/Festival etc. Its become a way of actually showing how your time (and money) is so much better spent than everyone else living their presumably boring lives. But it's not as vulgar as posting a pile of presents and cash because you're "making memories"...

I can absolutely vomit and lash out if I want to, “You do you, I’ll do me” 😂!

OK 😁

@MistyGreenAndBlue , I know what you mean about Nordic/Scandi decorations, at least the ones a Swedish friend always has, and which I’ve seen elsewhere. Just red and white - certainly wouldn’t cut it for me.

Not necessarily Xmas related but when people post tributes to their partner on Facebook, it's always accompanied by the words "Thank you for everything you do." 🤢 Soo overused.

@Marcipex - I am so glad that Elf on the Shelf didn’t become a thing until long after my children were beyond the age for it. I was knackered and stressed enough in the run up to Christmas without having to do something ‘funny’ with a sodding elf every night.

If people want to do it, that’s their choice - I wouldn’t judge. But I know I simply couldn’t be arsed.

Indeed. Nothing like a vomit and lash out, hugely underrated until you’ve tried it

Another one from Christmasses at home with DDad as a child. Cracking nuts. DDad sitting with a bowl of nuts on his lap and a nutcracker trying with much swearing to get the contents out of the shells. A mangled walnut or Brazil nut would be solemnly passed out to family members occasionally. Lovely man DDad but did piss me off, DMum told me the same. Just seeing the things makes my eyes slit with rage, may buy myself a bag this year however

Been dipping in and out of this thread.

I saw a sign in Boots yesterday about traditional elf on the shelves. Er no they aren't.

So fake traditions.

Seasons Greetings

Annoy the hell out of her and cook the Turkey on a different day to Xmas Day. 😂

Christmas dog jumpers/outfits, antlers, bow ties and sparkly collars 🤮

I totally agree. It’s all for show and no one actually gives a hoot about it 🤣

That one bloke that wears shorts and a bobble hat when it’s -4 out… WHY?!

That annoys me just as much as “see you next year” when it’s New Year’s Eve 😒😂

Cos he’s hard innit?