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some times it's just too much bullshit involved, money scheming relatives, everything goes on sell right when u run out of money, and if u are not feeling the ho ho ho u got to but on your fake happy so u don't upset anyone. then there's the in-laws. happy brithday jesus, thanks for everthing!
i cant stand christmas..
I love x-mas, but honestly Id rather have that 400 bucks I spent on myself.
I can't stand what X-mas has become with the over commercialization
Christmas is suppose to celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and i hardly see anything of that nature
i also cant stand
the lights
the trees
the caroling
celebrities releasing xmas albums
Christmas themed movies always suck ass
i do like the coming together as a family part of christmas
^ I have to agree on the x-mas album thing. *shudders* Nothings worse than someone like Celine Dion or U2 to sing "silent night". Actually, No One should sing this shit.
Things I like about it:
Vacation from school/rest time
Quality time with family. I like my family.
The cooking (usually) and eating
Christmas lights and decorations
That it's a season of giving and reflection. I think it's fun to give presents and give to good causes at the same time
Things I hate about it:
The mercenary/commercial crap
The fact that it starts in October nowadays instead of after Thanksgiving. That's just nuts. This year I was sick of Christmas music and over-saturated with Christmas retail promotions before the middle of November.
The cleaning in preparation for--and after--the guests and parties.
The crowds in stores and traffic on the streets. This time of year brings people who otherwise would be holed up at home out into circulation. That can't be a good thing. As my grandmother used to shake her head and say, "Go home, you fools."
That it can be an occasion of sadness if you've lost loved ones. I particularly miss my older sister at this time of year.
That it is, for many people, a time of sadness because they don't like their families or circumstances. It's also a time when people more keenly feel financial strains. That's enough to stress anyone out.
The feeling of obligation. Obligation to host people at parties or be gracious to folks in social situations that I don't particularly like. Obligation to go to gatherings because it's expected instead of because I want to. Obligation to cook and clean and decorate, even at times when I don't want to.
The fact that the vacation from school or work always comes to an end far too quickly.
I love Christmas...you get to see family and recieve gifts.
The ancient pagan Winter Solstice, which was celebrated by mankind long before the mythical birth of the christ, is a much better holiday tradition.
A lot of the xmas music that is played is garbage, which is unfortunate since there is some good holiday music out there.
If I had to choose, I'd prefer a commerical xmas to a "spiritual" one. I enjoy the holiday decorations in NYC store windows, Rockefeller Center tree, etc. At least there are no mangers or baby jesus involved. I posted a few pictures that I took last week: http://boards.cannabis.com/cannabis-...quare-nyc.html
Happy Winter Solstice!
It certainly was a lot more fun when my child was younger. Just watching Christmas morning thourgh those young eyes (yes, an innocent belief in Santa Claus was/is magical, IMO) was enough to make up for all the commercial bullshit years ago.
Now, while I have younger nieces and nephews that still believe, it's just not the same.
I'd rather spend all that money on youuuu.....
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Originally Posted by bestbet
I love the feeling of christmass, Having dinner with my imediate family, Going up north to snowmobile and cut a tree. Dont like the big gatherings tho, and all the old timers talkn bout stupid shit like oh that sweaters nice blah blah blah Ok I hate old people, I said it.
I don't exactly hate x-mas, but there are certain things I don't like about it.
For one, the ideas behind buying the most expensive gifts out there, and if you don't get the greedy, fat bastards what they want, they are sad, or get mad at you. I hate the commercials on TV giving people the impression that if you don't spend a fortune on gifts and don't get what they want, you're a peice of shit.
In my family, x-mas has been about that one day of the year you see people you don't see all year. We have relatives who come from Holland every year and it's a huge get together with drinking and us tokers smoking, or eating cannabis edibles.
We get one gift for each other not over $50. That's always been a thing for us.
It's not about gifts or jesus for us, it's about family and having fun that one day of the year.
haha............I hate christmas, everyone gets that phoney jolly shit grin on their face and after a while I wana punch everything with it. But some of the best shows and movies come around this time. I love family, I love food, I love lights, even love some of the songs, but presents and the traffic of life is insane. I dont even go out that much, around this time. But their snow lots of boose and lots of trouble so it never a dull moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
I hate the greed behind XMAS and all the friggin advertizements.
XMAS sucks ass and from August until after XMAS every year we have XMAS shoved down our throats mercilessly.
I hate religion and luckily XMAS has lost it's religious context years ago. It is all about money and how much can be spent uselessly.
If another person says "awww but it's xmas" in order to try and get me to do something I will punch them.
I am not a Christian and I think that is all the reason I need for not celebrating the birth of Christ.
So much shit in life sucks right now, but Christmas has been my savior. What's not to like about it, I see happy people/families everywhere. I've seen a lot of friends and family, so it's been good.
I like the getting the whole family together part and the presents of course even if they suck because most of my clan think about what to get and even if they miss the mark a little it's the thought that counts right?. stuffing your face full of food and drinking like it's going out of fashion is also a big plus except i can only drink at the last gathering of the two or more i have to go to. But......
the commercialism and the two month build up are complete bullshit. Even worse is actually doing the gift shopping ,which i always end up doing at the last minute just like the rest of the state which it seems have to decided to go to the same shopping centre as me at the same time. It's times like that that make me wish high powered firearms were legal in this country, or i owned a turban and a fake bomb vest so i could clear the place out a little while i did my shopping......and im not even a cristian.
Dammn youuuu jesus!!!!
OK, I found a new thing to add to my "Things I Hate About It" list this morning. Christmas cheer candy-asses (masking the fact that they're religious proselytizers).
I was in the over-crowded grocery store picking up last-minute items an hour ago. I was looking at my list, dreading the already long checkout lines, thinking about everything I had to accomplish today and tomorrow, and feeling a moment of keen grief about the fact that my sister who died of cancer late last year wouldn't be here with us.
So a lady walks by in the opposite direction, a woman in her late 20s or early 30s wearing too much jewelry, including a big diamond cross, and a gaudy, tacky Christmas sweater. She must have noticed my sober expression.
"Smile and be happy!" she said. "It's the Christmas season, a time to be joyful and celebrate Christ's birth. You know, 'Joy to the World. The Lord is born.'!"
I must have had a stunned expression on my face. I really HATE it when people tell me how to feel, and I hate it even more when they combine that with overtones of religious proselytizing. I stared at her for a long moment, thinking she must be the most overbearing idiot that ever walked the aisles of Kroger. She began to get a sort of less-than-cheery expression on her face before I finished staring at her.
Then I said, "Well, if it's OK with you, I was just thinking about the sister I lost to cancer some months ago. I'll choose to continue feeling the way I'm feeling instead of putting on a cheerful act. That's a lot better for my mental health, and it'll be a lot better for your health, I suspect, if you cease to tell perfect strangers in grocery stores how they ought to be feeling, especially when you have no idea about what they might be going through."
I left her with her mouth gaping wide open. I'm sure she's at home now, praying for my salvation. And smiling a candy-ass smile. Bah humbug.
ya''l are a buncha dadgum scrooges!
jeeez I love christmas!!! dearly!
I'll defend christmas ya dam straight
I imagine ya love raking in those presents!
familys work for year after year
dont mention greed to me Im never greedy or fugly,
ya should be counting your blessings
and ya hope there aint no heaven and ya pray there ain no hell,