Bah, humbug.

[Sophie90]

I don't like christmas.


The pointless gifts.

Being trapped for hours in a room with family members suffocated by the simmering, unspoken resentment and irreverence.

Tacky decorations.

The adverts. Over, and over, and over again.

Forced jollity.

Children.



Yeah, merry christmas to all who like this sort of thing, but I'm not a fan.

[tekla]

Kung Pao and a movie then, lots of people skip Christmas. 

[Alyx.]

I love christmas!


The pointless gifts.

I love my gifts... x_x

Being trapped for hours in a room with family members suffocated by the simmering, unspoken resentment and irreverence.

It's so much fun!

Tacky decorations.

I love them! It's part of the reason I like christmas!

The adverts. Over, and over, and over again.

Those are fun. I like adverts.

Forced jollity.

Nobody forces me to be jolly...

Children.

It's nice to have someone on my mental level.


One man's torture is anothers pleasure, I guess...

[lisagurl]

A nice peaceful dinner with wine, a fire and good book. Then a bubble bath and soft bed.

[lisagurl]

they see the other kids happy as can be getting exactly what they wanted.

Sorry the media has it wrong. Christmas is not about giving and getting. We are humans not consumers. It is supposed to be about getting along peace and goodwill.

[almost,angie]

I have always hated tradition too. bah humbug

[sd]

I would rather just get together with friends or family.
Forget the consumerism portion of it.

[lizbeth]

 

[tekla]

it's a memorable experience transgender people usually miss out on.

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that its not true.  That implies that MOST TG persons missed out on Xamas, just - or often - for the simple reason that they didn't get what they wanted - and I think that

A) Well, lots of us did not come from Xian families so we didn't do it at all
B) For lots of Xian families - and real Xians -  its about a whole lot more than just what your getting
C) Lots of people just enjoyed it anyway.

[lisagurl]

[tekla]

Well, we do have a large Chinese, and Japanese, and Koren, and Vietnamese - as well as a huge Iranian population and a whole lot of people from Afghanistan.  Of course, there is a huge Feliz Navidad population too, who more than makes up for the people not doing it.

[Kristen]

Happy Festivus!

[tekla]

Its not called a McDonald's, it's called the "Seventh Happiness of the Scottish Burger".

[Kaitlyn]

I used to love Christmas, but as I got older I started feeling guilty about people buying me things.  I never knew what to get them, and wouldn't have been able to afford gifts even if I did.

Not to mention that I don't get along with my father and younger sister at all (they're so full of vicious hate that they don't get along with anyone, including my mother, my brother, and each other).  They're so unpleasant to be around that I just spent Christmas Eve at the office, off the clock, teaching myself how to build SharePoint sites.  I didn't come home until past midnight.

It's not all bad, though - I've been making friends with this really wonderful girl at the office, and tonight she gave me a holiday card with the sweetest, most sincere, most thoughtful message I've ever read.  I stated to cry right there in the middle of the office.  She's just so awesome - she's smart, stylish, unconventional, tech savvy, friendly, loving, cheerful, silly, cute, and a tree-hugging hippy pagan to boot.  I know it sounds like I'm smitten with her, but it doesn't feel very sexual to me... more like hero-worship. 

I just wish I'd had something to give her in return.  I wish I'd hugged her.