Grinch thread

[OldGuysRule]

Y'all concentrate on the bad stuff. I'll concentrate on the good stuff.

[94StangFiveO]

Rockin' my "Bah Humbug" t-shirt all day. I wouldn't say the problem is the holidays themselves. It's the overcommercialization of them by corporate America and the fact that it brings out the worst of so many people. The idiots shopping everywhere, the out of towers clogging up the roads on my normal daily drive home, the assholes causing accidents because their head is so far up baby Jesus' ass they can't think clearly, the stress over gettin bratty little kids shit that they're ungrateful for. I'll be glad when it's over.

[Big A]

Ive been getting depressed every year since I was a little kid when the holidays come around. Getting passed back and forth between mom's and dad's side of the family, the hatred for each other always got me down. It fucking ruined any fun I could ever have with my family, and twenty-something years later, it still blows.

I grew up in a similar situation, and though I still hate the occasional guilt trip, we've all grown past most of that back and forth BS. Didn't have to deal with any of it this year.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Ive been getting depressed every year since I was a little kid when the holidays come around. Getting passed back and forth between mom's and dad's side of the family, the hatred for each other always got me down. It fucking ruined any fun I could ever have with my family, and twenty-something years later, it still blows.

I do look forward to a few things:

Christmas eve shoping with my sister. We didnt get to grow up together, so when we were old enough to drive, we stated doing it. It works out, we mostly always are in town.

Christmas eve night, my wife's family gets together and does a chinese gift exchange. Most of her cousins show up, and that is good times, especially after the folks leave and we open the wine, beer and booze and catch up.

This year, my daughter was born on the 22nd. She is the first grandchild of both our families, so that has been fun with everyone playing (somewhat) nice in order to see the baby. Hopefully I can keep my spirits up for her so we can celebrate her birthday and be happy in on coming years.

[OldGuysRule]

spend it with my inlaws... your chipper cheer will disappear awful quick like

That is why my God invented 30 year Macallan.

[CexMashean]

No kids? Check.
Family six and a half hours away? Check.
Living in an area i didn't grow up in, real friends/family six and a half hours away? Check.
Job that fucked me out of days off to go see my family? Check.
Poor family that can't afford gifts? Check.

Fuck Christmas/xmas/Kwanzaa/Hanuka

[Cooter]

maybe the I wuv baby jesus lovers might need one to wipe the tears of xmas joy out of their eyes

[dsrtuckteezy]

anyone need a tissue?

[Cooter]

spend it with my inlaws... your chipper cheer will disappear awful quick like

[OldGuysRule]

Cooter, not really sure what to tell you. I do know my kids aren't brats and even if I didn't have kids I'd celebrate the holidays just the same. The kids do add an element of fun to the going ons I'll admit but my wife and I would still have fun just the same. I would have just as much fun single since many of our traditions don't require more than one person.

It isn't about the money. At least for us. Do we spend it on Christmas? Absolutely but we wouldn't have to. Does the money make it more enjoyable? Probably in some respects.

Like the Grinch found out in the book... even after stealing all the presents Christmas was just celebrated just the same by the town folk.

If Christmas didn't have the presents element to it I'd/we'd still have fun and we'd get everything we give each other during different times in the year.

[Racewerx]

How would you suggest we make it so that we luvs xmas?

That's up to you Cat Daddy. For what it's worth, I am not in love with Holidays they just don't bum me out.

[grove rat]

^haha!

i meant if you are gonna try to defend the modern christmas, spell it out

lol at the edit!

[Cooter]

Xmas xmas xmas xmas!

I don't have kids, so it's just not for me I guess...

Meanwhile all the kids I encounter this time of year are ungrateful entitled brats, so it kinda kills the whole "xmas is for kids" bullshit

[grove rat]

christmas > xmas

if you are gonna talk about it, at least say it right. just sayin..

[idrivea4banger]

God some of you make me miserable reading your posts. Christmas for me has always been about the kids and family. I've instilled that into my son over the years. I've told him its not about what you get but about being around with the people who love you and care about you. Being grateful for the the moments cherished with your family. It was especially tough for ours whenever my sister was deployed and my brother locked up. This is another year we will be without my brother and as the remainder of us, we make the most of with his sons, my son and my sisters son; if possible. This year it was just me my mother and sister. We didn't do anything big but we did spend it together.