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I hate Christmas.

I hate Christmas. I dread it every year. The preparation, the money spent, the work and planning for this one day is getting out of hand. I know it's the celebration for the birth of Christ but it's really getting nuts. I like to give presents and surprises all year round but the mania at this time of year is overwhelming.
Commercialism plus Christmas equals mass histeria. It seems the TV ads start right after Halloween. So much is expected. So much must be done. Oh! the rules - the obligations- the noses that get out of joint! Don't get me wrong, I love to see a kid enjoy Christmas. I just wish I could celebrate it in my own way rather than be herded into this circus every year.
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Anonymous
I hear you girl, I hate socialization and it seem's a must at christmas, if it was up to me I would open the prezzy's on my own, just so I can be honest on what I think about there gift, I guess putting a front on come's natural in life. peace, boxing day's an arm throw away.
A bit of scrooje live's in all of us.
Merry Christmas to all of you, even the one's that don't desserve my blessing.
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Celebrate Festivus like me! I've had it with Commercialized Christmas. Bahambug. I just spent $1354 dollars for nothing!
Anonymous
xmas
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you cruel, creul GRINCH! why dont you try rhyming on your next rant about christmas. then we could ignore your desperate pleas for attention and label them as a failed attempt at black comedy (black as in dark. not as in the race) . go choke on a candy cane.
Anonymous
I love christmas!! Its a time when i get to see all of my family members at the same time! I dont understand how anyone could hate it. If you are such a cheap ass then buy cheap presents!! duh
Anonymous
do what i do.
politely explain that you are atheist and do not believe in christ. then, attend (with a smile) any dinner/party you are either
a-invited to by family (but just on the 25th)
b-required by employment (at any time)
or c-on dec,24 and its the one all your friends just wont let you miss.

most people are polite once they know you dont believe since its such a "happy" tim of year and as long as you dont act like a sorry loser at the 3 mandatory holiday functions you'll only have to put up with the x-mas blahs for 3 days per year. just dont expect gifts.

oh ya and stick to your story. you are athiest, you do not believe in christ and that is all there is to say.

most kids dont care if you believe in god or not, just avoid any religious questions and point them towards their parents.

also, one week later, its wait NEW YEARS!! yaa!!! go get drunk.
Anonymous
I hate those tacky red velvet bows that people tack all over the place.
absolutely normal, i feel the same way.

Our lives, thoughts and perceived norms are completely bossed around by economic engines.
@: Mimirī
I hate Christmas too. It's too much of a hassle.
u no wut nikka.....u suck...dats y u dont like chirstmas......christmas is da best time of the year and if u dont like it its becuz u suck mad guevos...im done....~out~
I can relate to everything you listed and so you are completely normal to me. I too dislike the holidays and it is a sad time for many. In fact, during the winter holidays, the death rate soars, I think three times what it is the rest of the year. Just open a newspaper around Christmas time and you will see the obituary pages increase 3-4 times. I feel relieved once New Years passes, so join the club, you are not alone.
I agree with you. People are missing the point about Christmas and only care about their damn presents. I think we forgot what Christmas celebrates. The birth of Christ or something
Take control of our life! I don't get a tree. I don't buy ANY presents. I wrap nothing. OK, I have to go to the Christmas at the parents and for that I feel that Jesus has pimped me out.

Look, just take money with you wherever you go and hand it out like candy. It's all good. Even a couple two-dollar bills freak people out.

Bye the way, if you think that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, you're a fool. It's about Santa and buying shit.

Jess
Christmas rules! WOOP!
I agree, Christmas is great, family fun.

Especially the Turkey hey INeedToGoWeeWee, or do you have KFC ?
Ha ha ha,

Strangelad, I am about to convert to your Lunar Equinox religion, it seems much more fun, ha ha ha.
I liked christmas until I had to start buying an assload of people presents. Now it just sucks balls.
Christmas is a time of meeting other people's expectations, which I don't like feeling obliged to do.

Plus I seldom get anything I ask for.
CRY me a river maybe if you were more of a friend people would do more for you...you sound like someone thats an all about me person! Why don't you ven post a profile so we know what kind of sarcastic bitch we are dealen with
Dry your eyes - Christmas makes people happy.
Christmas makes the shops profitable - that's about it. Jesus wasn't even born at Christmas anyway. The romans had a pagan ritual called Saturnalia which was the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. One of the popes tried to weaken the pagan ritual by pinning the birth of Jesus on that day. Many shops admit they do 80% of their business in the pre-Xmas madness. It is bullshit. Jesus is not.
i do not hate chritsmas, for me is time of make regards of others times and places, and time to give thanks to God( is the only one day o go to church during the year)for all thati have and i be, and all that He gave me in the past years and i do not deserve, but He gave it to me.-
Do not spent to mouch money, buy one bottle of red wine and something for dinne, chocolates and crytalized fruits, nuts and grapes, thats all.-And go to bed at 11:00 after listen some music.-
thats all.-
IN my early years , my family was poor, and my father has a ford 4 cylinder, he was mechanic and always was in good function, and we use go to bed in the 24 asking to the Holy Child go to the town of our grand father.It was great arrive there after 4 hours sitted in the car my 7 brothers and i, in the 25 of each december, because there was honey water of cane,(aguamiel de caņa) hot swett , pie on sweet, corn grilled and the must better we mont donkys, , but we do not receive presents of critsmas , but those was a very happy times there, and all aunts and aunties and cousins was very well received in the house of my grand father, all family(52 some day) we see each others with great affect.-
Nope , certainly i dont hate critsmas, i have very god regards from those days,.-
each one talks about like in the fairy was goes
i hate christmas too, and by the way it wasnt when christ was born thats a myth its just a pegen holiday christ wasnt born in winter
Screw Christmas and screw Santa Clause. Being you're only 14 years old, you probably believe in Santa Clause.
just wait unitl boxing day, everythings 75% off!!!!!!!!!
Christmas is a big anticlimax for me. I spend half of December thinking "gee this is going to be the best christmas ever" then the big day finally comes and it's no more special or exciting than any other day. It has no religious value to me, so it's basically an excuse to eat, drink and buy myself expensive stuff, which I can do any time of year.

It's one of those things you only really enjoy as a kid. I knew I wasn't a kid anymore when Christmas came and I stayed in bed till the afternoon.