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I hate Christmas. Who's with me?
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pickledonionspaceraider
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Am I the only person who doesn't actually like Christmas?
I am not religious so do not celebrate it any more than I would any other religious festival, it all just feels fake to me and rather competitive.
Not meaning to cause WW3 btw, just a place where other Grinchers can come and moan along with me - and I have no qualms with others celebrating it. The only positive I can see to Christmas is spending time with family, but you can do that any day without using Christmas as a reason
We don't have little children in our house, there is just me and Husband, and can understand the excitement for little ones
For christmas lovers there are other threads where the joy can be spread x
I am not religious so do not celebrate it any more than I would any other religious festival, it all just feels fake to me and rather competitive.
Not meaning to cause WW3 btw, just a place where other Grinchers can come and moan along with me - and I have no qualms with others celebrating it. The only positive I can see to Christmas is spending time with family, but you can do that any day without using Christmas as a reason
We don't have little children in our house, there is just me and Husband, and can understand the excitement for little ones
For christmas lovers there are other threads where the joy can be spread x
With love, POSR 
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Me too. If I say anything about it to anyone though I get accused of being either weird, a grump or both.0
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Same here Geri.
We get annual xmas dinner invites from family and they are like 'poor you, not celebrating' like they feel sorry for us. But it is genuinely how we like itWith love, POSR0 -
(Well 14 now, but you know ) What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine..0 -
LOL - Thats another thing, the constant reminders. The fact that the big day is still over 3 months away, yet the shops are stocking xmas goodies alreadyWith love, POSR0
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I am one of these people that is in the middle when it comes to Christmas, I like all the magic that goes with it and spending time with family etc, but hate all the competitiveness that goes with it, like people to out do you in the present stakes, or people make you feel guilty about how much you spend. Also, hate the post Christmas anti climax, all that stress over one day. Saying that, I am actually looking forward to Crimbo this year, but I do get where you are coming from.Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart0
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Will subscribe to the thread and revisit at the start of December. I refuse to acknowledge its existence until then.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
What I really don't get is buying presents for people you don't really know/ don't like/ only see at Christmas. the threads on here- oooh it was such a bargain- so thats another 3 presents done.
If you don't know someone well enough to buy them a carefully thought out personal gift (doesn't need to be expensive - a favourite bar of chocolate) then dont' bother. Call a family gift truce. No-one wants a last year left at the end of the sale reduced by 75% in Boots gift set. Honestly they don't. They will only regift them (to spread the misery for further years) or send them to a charity shop.June challenge £100 a day £3161.63 plus £350 vouchers plus £108.37 food/shopping saving
July challenge £50 a day. £ 1682.50/1550
October challenge £100 a day. £385/£31000 -
I agree that , a million percent - @ Pleasedelete
Some of the girls in my office swap gifts - but they spend all year calling each other behind their backs LOL. They think im a weirdo cos i dont even send cardsWith love, POSR0 -
I wouldn't go so far as say I hate it but what I do hate is the fact we have it shoved down our throats from early September when the kids go back to school and that really annoys me!!
Its great if you have young children at home as its a magical time for them but mine are 19 and 21 now, so it's a time that could quite happily pass me by.
I suppose it will become a bit more special again when and if we ever get grandchildren.
I work in a garden centre restaurant and the actual garden centre is full of Christmas stuff from now till the end of January so i have to try and just ignore it as I walk through.
Do people really need stuff in the shops for four months before the event? I would be happier if I didn't hear a mention of it till 2 weeks before and then it might seem a bit more special.Make £10 a Day Feb .....£75.... March... £65......April...£90.....May £20.....June £35.......July £600
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