I dislike holidays!

I always looked forward to holidays as a young boy or when I worked as they meant no school or a paid holiday away from the grind.Since retiring they're nothing but an inconvenience with the post office,banks libraries etc. all closed and more crowds in usually quiet places like parks and hiking trails.
 

@MarciKS Also don't like holidays/vacations because of bad/emotional experiences. Holidays make me feel there is something wrong with me because I am not behaving like others during holiday times e.g Xmas. I like to do it in my own way - SIMPLE. In fact when you can buy most of the food, gifts etc all year round I like to have beans on toast just to feel I am not part of the consumerism that some (unfortunately) are wrapped up in at Xmas. Vacations cause me stress, it's the packing, making sure the house is secure and being in unfamiliar situations.
However, I'm not a killjoy and appreciate the fact that what others wish to do is right for them just not for me.
 
Gaer said:
Grew up in a small Western town and the parades were 90% horses. Now, in New Mexico,theyare 90% firetrucks.
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oldman said:
I grew up in a small town, about 1000 people. Every Memorial Day, we had a parade that lasted probably about a half hour. I always waited anxiously for it to start, especially when the bands came through and played.
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Years ago, we went to a tiny little parade in a tiny little town. As the parade goes by, i realize that I've already seen that float and that decorated pickup truck and that tractor pulling a cart full of kids....

Well, it turns out that the parade runs the two blocks of Main Street, turns left, takes the alley behind the buildings and goes down Main Street again. It seems that the whole town wants to be IN the parade, not just watching the parade. So the whole 8 or 10 units keep going around with new people until everyone has had a chance to ride by and get their pictures taken. Heck, we even got offered the chance to be the Grand Marshals on one of the go-rounds 'cause we had come ALL THE WAY FROM FLORIDAY to attend the parade.

I love parades, big or small. It's my 12-year-old Inner Child, I guess.
 
I always loved the holidays. All my loved ones were still here and after we had kids it was so much fun getting caught up in the holiday spirit with them..
These days I wish it was all over with.
I do enjoy being with the grandkids but now that they are getting older and don't believe in Santa anymore its not as much fun.
All they want are gift cards for various online games they play. My daughter buys them for me because I have no idea what to even look for or order.
It seems like all we do is pass little gift card boxes around. No paper all over the place, boxes being ripped open and looks of delight when they finally see what they got.
I am grateful that I have my kids and grandkids and most of all that they want me to be part of their holidays, that means a lot but every once in awhile thoughts of what use to be come to mind and I get very sad.
 
When I was flying, I really liked the holidays and Christmas was the best. The planes were full for most all holidays. The people were happy and glad to be onboard and seated. Sometimes, on New Years Eve, the F/Aā€™s would serve egg nog and offer to put in a very small amount of rum, if the passenger so desired.
 
SifuPhil said:
Oh, I don't know ... cruise ships that run aground, cruise ships that become floating viral bombs, cruise ships that are attacked by pirates, airplanes that crash, airplanes that get hijacked, airplanes that are delayed, full cavity searches before you board those airplanes, lost luggage, train wrecks, dysentery, jet lag, bad food, bad water, surly natives ...
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Oh, I don't know ... cruise ships that run aground, cruise ships that become floating viral bombs, cruise ships that are attacked by pirates,

Cruise lines don't charge extra for those adventures.


airplanes that crash, airplanes that get hijacked, airplanes that are delayed, full cavity searches before you board those airplanes, lost luggage,

One less worry. Airlines are doing their best to make sure pilots don't fly drunk.

train wrecks, dysentery, jet lag, bad food, bad water, surly natives ...

What's your take on travel by car, bus & walking?
 
I used to like the holidays when I was a kid and when I still had family that celebrated them here in Ohio.

Now I am alone with my dog and bird and that's it so what's to celebrate...Maybe I'll find something...who knows?
 
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I've been retired for almost 29 years and the (single day) holidays don't seem as important now. Pre COVID, we always enjoyed the family get-togethers and our longer vacations (holidays)
But overall, life and holidays have treated us well - -no complaints!!
 
Holidays seemed to be bad luck days in my husband's family...his favorite aunt died on Christmas morning, his dad died on New Year's Day, his brother died on Thanksgiving, we buried his mother on Halloween and our niece lost her baby on Easter...I'd just as soon strike all the holidays off the calendar...
 
My ex-wife worked her special kind of evil to screw me out of seeing my kids over the holidays. As an attempt at self-preservation, I just learned to not give a $h!t about holidays anymore, and that mindset persists to this day.

Thankfully, as adults now my kids understand what was really going on....
 
Ruthanne said:
I used to like the holidays when I was a kid and when I still had family that celebrated them here in Ohio.

Now I am alone with my dog and bird and that's it so what's to celebrate...Maybe I'll find something...who knows?
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Holidays can be difficult when you're alone,so wishing the 3 of you a good day this Thanksgiving.
 

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