Are you done christmas shopping?

I'm always envious of those people who are done Christmas shopping before thanksgiving. Kudos to you people for having your shit together.

Me, on the other hand, I haven't even started shopping yet. There isn't a single gift under my tree. We were going to start today but I decided a hockey game sounded like a lot more fun. I have 22 people to shop for in the next 10 days.

Are you done?

 

We don't exchange gifts for Christmas in my family.

 

No, I haven't even begun Christmas shopping. But thankfully I don't have many people to shop for -- just my mom, girlfriend, and her son. My dad never wants anything for Christmas, and I wouldn't know what to get him even if he did, so that kind of helps me out a bit. Money isn't the issue, it's going to into a crowded mall when I don't even know what I am looking for which sucks. I need to rely more on online shopping from now on, or else get my Christmas shopping done earlier in the year. That's not going to happen with the way I procrastinate, though.

 

lol... that's the way it should be. I am surprised, though, with you being a Catholic and all.

 

I envy you.

 

Actually, being Catholic and all, is part of reason why no gifts.
I never associated Christmas with Christmas tree and presents.
Why would I buy my dad something for Christmas? He has his birthday.
Christmas is a glorious time, and it's not about any of us in particular. Sure, it's nice to show appreciation for the dear people in your life, but gifts are not needed.
Besides, Christmas is not about gifts, and I just don't see the point.
But don't get me wrong, we celebrate, and it is a festive time.

 

I wholeheartedly agree with you.

 

got my girlfriends present, but it took ages. got her a chair with the word "motherfucker" printed on the back, but had to get the word printed on by the manufacturer through amazon, and amazon censor their internal mail for profanity, so it took a confusing exchange of emails before it got sorted:

"motherfucker"

can you confirm you want me to write: "####"

"no, motherfucker"

####?

MOTHERFUCKER

####?

havent got anyone else's yet though.

 

Christmas shopping stresses me out, and I'm glad that I'm pretty much done with it. Too many expectations! It would be less overwhelming if I wasn't totally broke.

 

Yes, I was done Christmas shopping many years ago.

 

I'm not a gift person. I don't care about gifts for myself. My mother in law gets mad at me every year because I refuse to give her a list of what I want. I keep hoping she'll get the hint and stop buying me stuff. The only thing I told her I wanted this year was a gift card to the tattoo shop I go to. She refuses to buy that. I don't want or need anything from anybody but that sounds like the best gift ever!!!

I would much prefer not exchanging gifts at all. Unfortunately I have a zillion nieces and nephews that I buy for.

 

I love giving and receiving gifts. I do agree that it's not the reason for the season, but it's a part that I really enjoy. I'm all finished shopping for friends and family for now. My kids have an ungodly number of gifts under the tree right now. I went a little crazy this year.

 

It doesn't surprise me at all that you are done shopping You have your shit together!

 

On an oppositional note!

Since Christmas was picked to be on an arbitrary date (probably not the actual birth of Jesus...not arbitrary to Pagans, though), the reason for the season can probably be whatever you want it to be!

 

Lol, well I make it seem that way anyway. Most days I'm pulling my hair out!

Notice I didn't state what the reason of the season is . For us it's family time. I don't celebrate Jesus's birth.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth. We celebrate family. Not jesus.

Oh my god, the first year I went to my husbands big family Christmas with aunts and cousins, his crazy aunt made everyone sing happy birthday to jesus. I sat there looking around like "WTF have I gotten myself into?" I was ready to run!!! I didn't participate. In fact, about 6 years ago I quit going to that Christmas all together. I don't like his aunt or his obnoxious cousins. I dealt with that shit for 10 years. I was done!

 

I am all finished and wrapped it all up this weekend. I have one gift I ordered and it will be in on Tuesday so that is the last I have to do.

I am not a shopper but I love finding that something that someone is going to love, so each year I do that.

 

I enjoy giving gifts but I do not enjoy the gift giving aspect of Christmas. Its too forced and people always look super grumpy when they're out Christmas shopping.

for my close friends this year I'm baking them cookies and giving them a bottle of wine, so that will be easy. I'm about halfway through shopping for my family.

 

My daughter asked for one thing. I have to order it off the internet and she won't care one bit when it arrives. I'm actually going to get more than she asked for, but it's not a toy. I'm getting something simple for my sister online too. I'm not planning on getting anything for anyone else.

 

not done

and i agree it should be about spending time with family and friends...not gifts


but gifts is easier so thats the way it is i guess