How do you feel during the holidays?

I know that a lot of people really get into this time of the year. We have Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, and Ramadan sometimes lasts into December - well I guess Hanukkah doesn't last to December sometimes (I don't know, I can't remember it all).

Anyway, what does it all mean to you? Do you look forward to. It all, do you feel indifference, loneliness? Do you miss someone?

I'm kind of indifferent myself. Maybe if everyone in the world was happy, then it could be a really special time.

 

Completely indifferent. I enjoy seeing my family and friends happy. I always make sure to say happy thanksgiving, merry christmas, etc. But if I were a single guy with no kids and no family nearby I wouldn't even bother celebrating. I don't give a shit...even a little. I just like the time off work.

 

I'm not bothered at all by other people's holidays. I don't feel really different myself around this time of the year. I just partake in christmass because it is a family event, I even enjoy it. But it doesn't mean something in particular to me.

 

I feel indifferent. The holidays are irrelevant to me.

 

It's always pure chaos in my house. I host all family events in my home. Not because I want to. That's just the way it is. I refuse to host easter. Stupidest damn holiday. I enjoy getting together with family. I could do without all the hype and gifts though.

This year I'm really not feeling Christmas at all. I think my mother in law wants me to get checked out by a dr. She keeps asking me if I am sick or feel depressed. haha. I said I'm just not into it this year at all. Nothing wrong. Just tired of doing everything.

 

There has got to be a name for that..."Christmas burnout" maybe?

I never realized it before even though it's been right before my eyes for 45 yrs, but there is tremendous pressure on the females in a household during the holidays. Buying presents, cooking, herding in relatives and every year newer relatives for a feast. I applaud you all and will support you all in the case of a revolution.

I guess I have realized it but I didn't really think of how much pressure it could be.

 

I always feel that it is never going to all come together on time and get a little stressed and tired but it does some how always come together as it should.

Everyone want a perfect holiday time and when you can let that go and instead tell yourself that how it turns out is fine as long as those who matter to you are there, it goes well.

Stress or not, I love the holidays.

 

Indifference would best describe it. I try to avoid any and all of those hypocritical circlejerks.

 

Hey Bird, did you get your black Pete out of the basement yet?

 

Not yet, I still need him to shine my shoes.

 

I don't do holidaze anylonger, no kids so nothing to celebrate. We had taco's and beer for dinner today as an example of indifference.....

 

Thank you. I appreciate that you see that its a lot of work for us. I really do enjoy having my family over. It's just all the shopping and gifts that I hate. Those things aren't important to me so its not fun for me.

I love Thanksgiving because that's exactly what it is. Family without the pressure of gifts. We had 28 people at my house today for dinner. I loved it. It's completely insane and crazy. People everywhere. They come, we eat, we visit, they go home. I'm all alone in my silent house right now. The husband is even gone. That's what I like. I'm fortunate that my family is pretty laid back. It's not like they expect everything to be perfect or formal. It's not as bad as I make it out to be. Just a lot of work and nobody else helps me out. They just show up and everything is magically done like I have a group of elves that help me all day.

 

I enjoy all the food but not so much some of the company.

 

I usually bitch about to many decorations, the stupid songs in the stores..Feliz Navidad crap, yeah, I try and check out of society about this time of year, everything is fuckin busy as shit, people buying all their christmas crap..

 

That sucks about no one even offering to help . I love the holidays. I just finished decorating the inside of the house last night. I'm going to try to work on the outside today, but I'm not sure how Clark Griswold I'm going to go on it yet.

I'm used to being stressed, exhausted, busy, and burnt out. So I guess the hustle and bustle of the holidays are no different for me. It does make all my hard work a little more worthwhile though.

 

It's a below average time of year for me. Friends are tied up with their families, ordinary shopping is difficult because of the crowds, and I have to kiss my mother-in-law's fat ass.

 

Overall, it is a depressing time of the year.....

 

:rofl: I'm not laughing at you, but with you. I think a lot of us can relate to that.

 

I used to love the holidays. I looked forward to it every year. I decorated, played music, everything.

When I met my now fiance I started spending the holidays with him. I moved out in 2011 at the beginning of the year. I wish I had spent that last Christmas with my family. This year I can't go down there because I'm three hours away and totally broke. I'm trying to make the best of it here though. We have a tree and decorations. It's a huge improvement on last year where we were in Miami and my fiance's mom was perpetually drunk and ruining it for us all.

 

I wish I could drop out. I like to see my family having a good time but I would to be able to ignore everything about xmas and have it ignore me.

I guess as long as some people get something out of it it's not all bad - I just wonder if more people are hurt by all of it. Like people who feel lonely only because a lot of other people have people around them, or kids who wonder what is wrong with them because they get nothing for xmas when other kids do.