I don't give a FUCK about Christmas

[AnyFucker]

I know I am not alone in this. It's just another shitty day in this bloody nightmare.

I've never liked Christmas much and only four of us live and eat here so it's not a problem for me. However, my friends who love it will be disappointed this year and anyone with elderly parents to worry about will also have a crap worrying time. I know I would be so concerned if any of our parents were still alive.
It will be different this year for so many people. I feel for them but people will get it through it somehow I'm sure.

I've never given a fuck about Christmas. Its overhyped bullshit.

If they let us out on 2nd December it will be party after party. Pubs will be full and families will be meeting up pre Christmas. Shops will be full etc etc. Numbers will rocket and in January we will be back to square one.

I wish they would stop going on about Chrismas as well as if it matters anymore. The Archbishop should just officially cancel it and roll it into Easter and feed the kids some yarn about Santa's ill and the reindeer have lost their ability to fly. Not sure we can get the Pope onside but Santa's a given if the parents acquiesce. Plus Santa's vulnerable and should be shielding.

I couldn't give a shit either. In addition to Covid-19 I lost my beloved Nan in March and Christmas without her feels intolerable. She loved Christmas. She WAS Christmas, to me.

However I have my ds10 on Christmas Day this year and I only have him every other year as exh has the other years. So for that reason I will decorate the house, cook a lovely roast and be merry as I can be. Children have had enough of their normality taken from them, they deserve a lovely Christmas Day.

Ok so some of you hate Christmas and for some people it's important because this year has been shit or life is hard in general. Just cos you don't give a fuck op does that mean we should just pretend it's not Christmas? What do you want to happen?

Also to all the people trotting out the trite shit about commercialism. You can love Christmas and not do the whole commercial shit.

There aren’t many years where Christmas is magic for little children, I’m not wasting one. I already have their presents, we will zoom with family, have our own Christingle/Carol service at home if need be, I intend to put up as many decorations and lights as I can lay my hands on, we’ll do crafts, watch tv, go for a walk despite the weather being awful... it’ll be different and I’m sad they won’t be visiting Santa or going to all the usual Christmas events or seeing wider family but I don’t think it’ll be particularly awful and I’m planning nothing that can’t be done under lockdown if necessary. My elderly parents have each other and I think are actually happy to dispense with all the travelling and rigmarole for one year. Apparently they’ve already got the components for a romantic Christmas dinner for two in the freezer!! We’ll have a big family event in the summer instead. Whether that’s summer 2021 or 2022 or 2025.....

I quite agree, sod Christmas. If we're going to do a lockdown (and I debate whether we should but anyway we are....) let's do it properly and close schools too, otherwise it won't work.

But for heaven's sake don't dress it up as "saving Christmas" as though we're all bloody five year olds instead of adults....

Xmas is mostly for children anyway - for us adults it's just another day. So I don't care about it.

It isn’t a light lockdown. Everything is closed except the schools and universities. Having gone through the 2020 A level exam fiasco with my oldest child who is having to “resist” I’m praying for schools to stay open for his future, sanity and mental health.

Pubs, restaurants, non Essential shops, gyms, leisure centres, swimming pools, hair dressers etc etc are closed. That’s not light.

I don't give a fuck about Christmas either. I really fucking don't.

I mean ordinarily I'm neither here nor there about it, I make the effort for the dc and everyone else.

But Christmas is literally a drop in the ocean right now. I'm also sick of it being dangled as a carrot. Like behave yourself and you might get Christmas.

I think as long as people who live alone aren't forced to spend the day alone, and vulnerable people are looked after, then everyone else should just have to suck it up and stay within their household. Couples and nuclear families can have Christmas by themselves for one year FFS. We don't have to have the neighbours round and see all the extended family.

I could not agree more. Everyone who thinks that we will have a ‘ normal’ Christmas is deluded.

Even if it were allowed, there would be no way in hell I would put my vulnerable parents at risk. For the sake of what? Everyone who considers this, should get their priorities straight.

Everyone who thinks that this means that we won’t be able to do the things we care about - spend meaningful time with our loved ones, drink, be merry etc - suffers from a lack of imagination. Do it in the limited way we can and do it now, don’t wait.

I love Christmas. Not a bit religious, but I love the lights, food, tinsel, TV programmes, children's excitement and the ritual of it. There are so many Scrooges on here. Sad, really. Of course, I hate the govt using it as s carrot, but it just seems miserable to pile in on it, when for many, children especially, it is a magical time of year amidst the dark.

What did the government say about Christmas? They literally can't do right for doing wrong. People are furious with all aspects of Covid measures and equally furious with lack of Covid measures.

If he said fuck Christmas let's smash Covid after all its only a day and you lot buy too much glittery shit anyway there would be utter carnage. It is not possible to please the Christmas haters and lovers while keeping business and the arts alive and also suppressing the virus.

No power on earth could square this circle.

Have only read the first posts but totally agree op.

Midwife here, I love Christmas and have Christmas off this year. I had plans to travel from London to Newcastle to stay with my family as haven’t done so for Christmas in 8years. I’m really hoping and staying optimistic that this can happen 🙏🏻
I don’t think schools should close, I think universities should be online only except where placement is required like medicine/nursing/midwifery/teaching

If worst case deaths figures rise to 3000- 4000 a day and people can't get a hospital bed, lets face it there are going to be an awful lot of distressed family and relatives who aren't exactly going to be celebrating any way.

@AnyFucker

I hate Christmas every year but having it dangled tantalisingly like some wonderful gift if we all behave is really pissing me off

Are you the Grinch? 🤔

I'm going to fake it for the DC.
I'm not looking forward to it so much has changed this year it is not over yet.

I agree op. But I’ve lost both parents recently and to be honest I don’t need any big ‘thing’ to remind me they e gone.
However if I had young children or parents still I’d be desperate to see them - no need for anything mega but a laugh and hugging with family would be brilliant.

Like fuck is Christmas just for kids. How miserable.

I used to like it as it was a few days off work but now I’m retired I’m not really bothered, we never make a big thing of it anyway.

@Mummyme87 I hope you get to your family! I'm hoping to head to Newcastle to be with family too, although I'm much closer in tees valley so it's not the end of the world if it's a flying visit outside.

I agree that schools should stay open but universities go online other than placements or where they need to be physically present. The data suggests primary schools in particular aren't the death camps they are being touted as on MN.

Love Christmas, the best time of the year, we will have our little lockdown Christmas all on our own, cant wait
Yes it's sad that we may not see parents or brothers and sisters act...
But that will definitely not dampen my Christmas