Comments on: I don’t do Christmas

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:23:50 +0000

I love tinsel and crap for about a week and then I have to clean it all up… David does this mean that you were not impressed with the silver decoration on my head last night??? I thought that it was CHARMING!!

As for Xmas, my family are all away and we will catch only because they have holidays at this time… happy to do that any time of the year… too much nonsense….its not that I don’t think a celebration at the end of the year is a great thing….its just that all the pressure of getting families together for one day a year seems a bit futile. Lets have fun and caring all year round.!!

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:59:21 +0000

Me too, me too – and I’m in the US, where Christmas completely takes over our lives somewhere in mid to late November.

I have no children, am not particularly close to my siblings, and am not religious. Christmas has no real point, given those basic truths. I’ll spend the day quietly at home, thank you very much!

By: theswarmite

theswarmite — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:45:15 +0000

Thanks Jeanne – You are not alone, no fear. It will all be over soon.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:53:10 +0000

Oh, I’m so relieved there are others in the world who just can’t stand what Christmas has become. Dear God, I can’t stand the t.v. commercials, the ads, pushing you to buy more, buy better than last year, etc. I effing’ hate it! The tension and anxiety that grips me until it’s all over and done with and then the dreaded depression that ultimately sucks me down into the abyss and stays with me all year.

Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.

By: droid

droid — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:48:11 +0000

@ Keither: “poultryness” – brilliant! I term I have never heard before!

Childhood Christmas was fine for me, it was just a matter of which parent I would spend it with, swap around on Boxing day or whatever. Was always more real at my mums and an event at the old man’s. Dad, grandad, uncle all passed out after eating too much turkey and listening to Her Madge’s speech at 3 then the inevitable James Bond movie. It seemed to be like that for at least 30 years, like it never was ever any different, a fixed menu of food, tv and snoring.
Now I just enjoy the time off and feel ok about doing jack shit for a while.
Best Christams was the one you spent here, Swarmite. Fry up for brekky and a curry for lunch with a few friends about. Can’t be beaten!

By: Keither

Keither — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:59:10 +0000

This is great! I too despise christmas (humbug) and all the chintzy falsy smiley poultryness of it. Like you I did xmas for years until i couldn’t bear spending another second with family that made me feel physically sick. I also went down the bankruptcy route. Controversial but the best thing I ever did. I wonder if there are in fact a lot of people that secretly hate the holiday but get sucked in by the ads rammed down your throat from mid october. Thats asda price. Why pay now if you can pay in five years? Brilliant. I’m off now to set fire to that inflatable santa in next doors garden….

By: theswarmite

theswarmite — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:21:40 +0000

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