I hate Christmas. Who's with me?

jackieblack

Jagraf wrote: »

I find it all over-rated and a bt depressing, and false.

Me too

As a family (daughter, self, parents, bother, SiL and nephews) we get together for a 'family day' several times a year.
We don't need a specific date on the calendar to do that.

Being told/expected to behave and feel a certain way just because of the date is ridiculous.

The 'C' word is banned in my house until the first week of December.

going_nowhere_fast

Jagraf wrote: »

The funniest thing is that he doesn't even like his family it just looks good for the photographs.

I think this is probably quite common but those big Christmas' means you are 'normal' (she says rolling her eyes)

burlington6

I don't mind it in December but it now starts in October.

There are some people out there though who seem to get so excited. They live for one day of food and drink. It's a shame thats all they have in their life

mai_taylor

I don't like the day itself, being stuck inside all day with family I don't want to see with rubbish on T.V is quite unappealing but I love the build up and can't wait for Christmas Eve & Boxing day when it will be just me and H stuffing ourselves with food and doing what we want. I also like all the Christmas events, Christmasd fayre's, Christmas parties and Christmas meals and I love spoiling H and giving him lots of presents.

mai_taylor

burlington6 wrote: »

I don't mind it in December but it now starts in October.

There are some people out there though who seem to get so excited. They live for one day of food and drink. It's a shame thats all they have in their life

I think a lot of people say it starts in October. The shelves start to get stocked so that people like me can start early who don't have the money to just buy everything to December and don't want to joint the rush.

There's a lot more to it than one day for some, it's like everything in life you get out what you put in.

DomRavioli

I love Christmas Day; hate the build up apart from a party we have gone to for the last 15 years where we get to see old friends.

I spent the last 14 years working shifts (including christmas eve night/christmas day morning, christmas day time, christmas day night, new years eve night and new years day morning), and both my parents and both siblings work shifts. This year, I have to work christmas day, my parents are off, my sister is on call (so could have to go at the drop of a hat), and my brother flies back at 10pm Christmas Eve (a quick 2 hour round trip to the airport!).

We as a family don't have the luxury of having time off when it is co-ordinated, this is the first christmas I will spend with all of them for 7 years, and I cannot wait to see my brother (who I haven't seen face to face for almost a year!).

So to all those who say you can have family days when you want - I work for the NHS (we don't close for holidays, and I'm permanently on call as a senior duty officer), my sister is a social worker for at risk children (again, permanently on call), my mum works in healthcare, my dad works in transport and spends most days on call, and my brother is a flight attendant - again always on call/standby.

We don't get the luxury of weekends, let alone "family days"; we look after the vulnerable and sick, usually without a thought from the public on days like christmas where we would rather be with our families, but instead we look after everyone else's families. The last time we were all together at any occasion was around 8 years ago; schedules are not flexible.

It just makes me so sad and a little angry that you all take this for granted. Every christmas day, there are doctors, nurses, paramedics, police, fire, even the AA, who aren't spending christmas with their loved ones, but looking after someone else's loved ones.

To the OP - perhaps it would be wise if you took that day and helped others - Take a box of chocs to your A&E department, volunteer with the elderly who don't have any family, just don't sit on your behind and do nothing.

burlington6

mai_taylor wrote: »

I think a lot of people say it starts in October. The shelves start to get stocked so that people like me can start early who don't have the money to just buy everything to December and don't want to joint the rush.

There's a lot more to it than one day for some, it's like everything in life you get out what you put in.

There's a 24 hour Christmas TV channel on Sky that has been running for a few weeks.

I like the build up too.....BUT in December

Primrose

Dom Ravioli, believe me, there are those of us (like me who ended up in A&E on Boxing Day) who are grateful for all those like you who work on our behalf over Christmas and public holidays. I hope when you are able to retire you will be able to enjoy these times off with your family with a very clear conscience.

Georgiegirl256

DomRavioli wrote: »

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It just makes me so sad and a little angry that you all take this for granted. Every christmas day, there are doctors, nurses, paramedics, police, fire, even the AA, who aren't spending christmas with their loved ones, but looking after someone else's loved ones.

To the OP - perhaps it would be wise if you took that day and helped others - Take a box of chocs to your A&E department, volunteer with the elderly who don't have any family, just don't sit on your behind and do nothing.

Abit harsh isn't it? ^^^

Some people just don't like Christmas, and whatever the reasoning behind it, that is totally their business and they shouldn't be made to feel guilty for that. Maybe they just want to sit on their behind and do nothing? Again, that's up to them. I don't think anyone is taking anything for granted.

I worked over Christmas for 16 years (granted, not Christmas Day, but every other day over the holidays) and that was just part of my job. If I didn't like it, well I could have found another job. Would I have prefered to have had the days off? Of course I would, but I knew what I was letting myself in for when I took a job in retail.

Was I jealous of friends and family who got two weeks off? Sometimes yes (although I did like the busy buzz of working over the holidays), but I never made any of them feel bad about it just because they had a job where they got Christmas and New Year off.

I and I'm sure everyone reading this is very very grateful to people like you and others who work in the emergency services etc, there's no doubt about that, we truely are, but you sounds very very bitter about having to do so and intent on making the OP and others feel guilty just because they don't have to work over the holidays. Their moan/rant is just as valid as yours, and whilst it would be nice, they don't have to go to a soup kitchen (or whatever) just to make themselves or you feel better.

FreeBear

burlington6 wrote: »

There's a 24 hour Christmas TV channel on Sky that has been running for a few weeks.

Could be worse, like all year....
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