Do you dislike Christmas? Why? Pls share.

MaidMarian said:
I used to love Christmas. I loved it as a child and I loved it when I had my own family. I loved all of the running around, the gift buying, the cleaning and decorating of my home. I baked and cooked delicious treats . I loved the music and special movies. I loved going to midnight mass. I loved staying up all night on Christmas Eve to put toys together for my children and then being awakened at the crack of dawn by 2 excited kids. My husband hated it all.

About 5 years ago, he told me just how much he hates Christmas… and he said that it was all because of me. He hurt me to the core telling me how I ruined his Holiday every year.
I’ve never celebrated again . I try not to think about it. I do buy gifts for my children and celebrate with them a bit but at my home I treat Christmas as if it were any other day. I no longer decorate my home. I don’t bake or cook anything special. No presents for my husband. Is just another day. I hope ge’s happy now.
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You two should take separate holidays.
 

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I enjoy looking at the holiday decorations. I just like to look at them in stores and online. I don’t actually want to buy any. And I love holiday music. I look forward every year to hearing Manhiem Steamroller (sp?) especially.

Since we have opted out of the gift giving exchanges in my family I enjoy the holidays more.
I enjoy cooking/baking treats although I do less of that now.
 
MaidMarian said:
About 5 years ago, he told me just how much he hates Christmas… and he said that it was all because of me. He hurt me to the core telling me how I ruined his Holiday every year.
I’ve never celebrated again . I try not to think about it. I do buy gifts for my children and celebrate with them a bit but at my home I treat Christmas as if it were any other day. I no longer decorate my home. I don’t bake or cook anything special. No presents for my husband. Is just another day. I hope ge’s happy now.
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How unkind. 😕 I'm so sorry that happened. I'm sending you a hug.
 

chic said:
I don't like Christmas at all. Promulgated by people who are either mercenary and benefit from it or by those who are sanctimonious and feel empowered by the celebration of the birth of a price of peace who also taught us to feel compassion for each other but no one ever does. It depresses me unspeakably. It does this every year. People just don;'t get it and want me to believe THEY are good people despite this.

They're no and Christmas seems to be a farce. How do you feel about it?
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I don't like it or hate it, I think it's mostly for the children to open gifts. All holidays are just another day for me, and I'm good with that. I plug in a little ceramic tree and mail a few cards to family and friends, and that's it.

My worst holiday is Halloween, never liked it even as a child and the commercials on TV for that holiday are really annoying. I think there are many good people who celebrate Christmas for whatever reasons, so I don't judge others too harshly. I can only speak for myself. If it makes people a bit happier and kinder, that's a very good thing.
 
I hate Christmas. I agree with you, chic.

Here's my anti-Christmas screed. If you love Christmas, don't read this.

I hate Christmas. Let me count the ways. Bah Humbug.

I hate how disrespectful people become. If I say I hate Christmas, people don't respect that or validate it. They have to try to convince me how wrong I am.

I hate that people pretend I can just not take part. That's bull. Any person living on the planet has to take part because everything in the world, especially the first world part, closes down. Even if I don't see a single person, don't give a single present or go to a single mall, I'm still dragged into the holiday.

I hate that Christmas is weaponized for the toxic positivity people, guilting people who are feeling bad during the season that they're "supposed" to feel better. No other day are people allowed to do that.

I hate that every year on Christmas, there will be an airline delay right before Christmas. Everyone is required to watch the reporting of these airline delays like we're all supposed to be mad about it. There's bad weather during the middle of the winter. Duh. Why is anyone surprised that airline delays will happen every year?

I hate that we all have to just accept that people will spread the flu and covid during the Christmas season, as if it doesn't affect us all.

I hate that someone will probably die during the Christmas season driving in bad weather to get to a Christmas gathering. I hate that we're supposed to feel bad about that. If someone dies from heat stroke going to something, no one would care, or more likely, they'd preach how stupid that was. But dying to get to a Christmas party is supposed to elicit sympathy.

I hate that inevitably there's a fight between Happy Holidays! and Merry Christmas!. How about STFU?! I don't want to hear either of them. I don't get to force anyone to hear Happy Floopdoodle! on a day I pick.

I hate that Christmas is at the worst time of the year. It's on the worst weather day and the time of the year when all fiscal financial things are coming to a close. So you have to fight the weather while you rush around to get financial things done while people working are too drunk, too busy or too preoccupied to help with anything.

I hate that everything closes down on Christmas, a day when so many people need help. The hospitals are short staffed, and every organization that's non-essential closes down. On one of the coldest days of the year. If you call anyone for help at that time of year, the people who have to come out to help you are pissed off because you took away from their Christmas. No other day has that worldwide.

I hate how people pretend they're in a good mood, but they're not. I used to go to a grocery store on Christmas day. It used to be a ritual of mine. People there were rude and had that glazed look in their eyes that made me know they were drunk or stressed or both. I was the only person to thank the cashier for working that day. Everyone else was too wrapped up to notice.

Anyway, that's my short list of why I hate Christmas. I could go on for days.

*hate is such a strong word. It's more like annoyance. But annoyance is longer and more easily dismissed.
 
Nathan said:
I don't "dislike" Christmas(or Thanksgiving) but the warm feelings and happiness went away because of having to fight the EX over visitation that she was unwilling to share, despite being court ordered, even on my agreed to visitation times. She used the kids as a weapon, as adults they want nothing to do with holidays either.
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Funny, my daughter absolutely loathes all holidays, and my kids went thru the divorce thing too.
 
Trade said:
I hate this time of year. I'll be glad when it's all over. The Traffic on the roads is horrible and the stores are a nightmare and Netflix is over run with those stupid Holiday Rom Coms that are all exactly alike.
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I watched a movie simply titled "Spy" last night. Nothing to do with Christmas at all but really, really funny. Why not search out movies that you actually like.

Spy is on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/title/80027379
 
MaidMarian said:
About 5 years ago, he told me just how much he hates Christmas… and he said that it was all because of me. He hurt me to the core telling me how I ruined his Holiday every year.
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What was it, according to him, that you did that "ruined" his holiday every year?
 
Isn't it funny how we all look at things differently.?


When i was a kid we barely got any gifts at Christmas, those we did get were cheap and lasted a day or 2... and mostly on the Christmas holidays ...me or my brother or both would get a beating. so there would be tears, and bruises...or sometimes we'd have to fight our father to get him to stop beating our mother...

Do I hate Christmas?.... nope... on the contrary I love it... I love it because I get to celebrate like everyone else.....no beatings, no tears , no bruises...


I especially love to buy for other people..I love the music, the decorations, the beauty.. the sentiments of it.., the nativities... ... and even receiving gifts myself..

I've even in more recent years been the one who volunteered to work on Christmas day, and that day is when everyone is in a great mood... and especially on the Christmas days in the past when I volunteered to help at the homeless centre which feeds, shelters, and gives warmth and company to those who call the streets their home. For 3 days over Christmas it's one of the happiest places one can be...

This year I'll be spending Christmas alone... I wish i wasn't.. but i won't be sad.. because I have you... my friends to keep me company ... and what better could I ask for than that... 🥰 🎅🤶🎄
 
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I believe that over the centuries, people have celebrated the end of one year and the beginning of the next. I don't 'celebrate' Christmas, but I celebrate the Solstice and for the convenience of meeting up with family and friends, I acknowledge Dec. 25th.
I also share the view that Christmas along with other days like Valentine's and Easter, have become no more than money grabbing opportunities.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I believe that over the centuries, people have celebrated the end of one year and the beginning of the next. I don't 'celebrate' Christmas, but I celebrate the Solstice and for the convenience of meeting up with family and friends, I acknowledge Dec. 25th.
I also share the view that Christmas along with other days like Valentine's and Easter, have become no more than money grabbing opportunities.
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that part is certainly true.... but of course each of us don't have to ''buy''into that...there are other ways to celebrate
 
Capt Lightning said:
I believe that over the centuries, people have celebrated the end of one year and the beginning of the next. I don't 'celebrate' Christmas, but I celebrate the Solstice and for the convenience of meeting up with family and friends, I acknowledge Dec. 25th.
I also share the view that Christmas along with other days like Valentine's and Easter, have become no more than money grabbing opportunities.
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It doesn't have to be like that.
 
Yesterday was our family Christmas get-together (my daughter and her husband spend all holidays at their ski condo, so are never around for Christmas) and then I took four of the Littles to a night Christmas parade last night and two of them spent the night.

I am really in the mood this year. Exhausted.....but in the mood.

This afternoon, we're going to the Spousal Equivalent's motorcycle club Christmas party. Another party Saturday night. Christmas At The Zoo on the 23rd. Christmas Eve at my granddaughter's. Christmas Day.....I'll sleep in.
 

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