It’s the crappiest time of the year for a lot of people.
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Krampus is gonna beat me up. : (
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Ha no X_mas for me…???
We don’t really celebrate…???
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Hate this time of year, have not celebrated it in years, not much point to it, set up a tree, decorate, buy presents then sit their by yourself.
Presents don’t mean a lot to me, I would rather see people be friendly all year round, and yeah it’s nice to see a bus roll up one night a year and drop off a Christmas package so the kids don’t go with out, and for the most part forget about them the rest of the year.
To many just want to feel warm and fuzzy and be all nice for a week or two bah humbug I say LOL
Thats my Sunday morning rant, 
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I like Christmas. I think people genuinely “lighten up” during the season. I like all the cute/happy things.
I don’t see my family very much otherwise and I’m looking forward to seeing them Christmas Day.
The downside is that I’ve disowned one of my sisters and feel bad for hoping she doesn’t come. I miss my mom. My dad has dementia and won’t recognize his grandkids. I won’t see my son, for the second Christmas in a row. And I’ve gone further into debt to try to compensate…
Hmmm…
I still like Christmas 
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I love Christmas, it’s my favorite time of the year!
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This year I have decided to like Christmas. Last years there was always something going on. My son was born and we were in hospital until just before Christmas and I was still too weak to celebrate, next years I was in court with his father just before Christmas and too scared of him to celebrate, I was living in with my parents by lack of a house and our bond was very tense, I was in a ward two times, which were the most horrible christmasses ever. This is the first year we have a real Christmas. My son (6) and I are just with the two of us on Christmas Eve and first day of Christmas. That makes me happy and sad at the same time. Sometimes I wish we were a complete family, but I am so happy we can celebrate together again. I am dedicated to make it our first real good christmas together.
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I was in hospital right to xmas eve one time, for a illness most don’t understand me included
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I love Christmas shush. I think maybe it contributed to lifting me out of my episode because the first time I felt truly happy again in 2 months was when I started listening to xmas carols and seeing the decorations out on the street.
I wish everyone could have a wonderful holiday season.
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it use to be a hard time for me but not as much now, i try and make a go of it now and spread a bit of happiness around.
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I don’t mind Christmas. I don’t like having to catch up with every branch of both mine and Turtle’s family and so I rarely do. I see people throughout the year (his family that is, I’m too far away from my family) why cram it all in before one day?
This year on Christmas day we have to go to Mr Turtle’s mum’s place in the morning then we have the rest of the day to ourselves.
I like buying people Christmas presents, I like having a tree up (but Tiggy kept trying to climb and eat it so it’s back down again). I like having a ten day break from work paid for. And I like that people seem happier around this time of year. But I’m not that fussed on Christmas itself.
This year we have my 20 year old niece coming on Christmas eve. I really hope that day goes quickly.
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I suppose I will. Christmas is fine, but I don’t necessarily care about it as much as I used to. At least we don’t have very much family members on our part in the States to come visit us.
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Not only will I survive, I will thrive.
I have 10 days off work. Which means 10 days no pay. But otherwise its looking good.
Christmas this year is going to be great !! Angela and I are going to mom’s on Christmas Eve and we are going to all play left, right, center…a gambling game where there is a “pot of money” left on the table for the winner. I just look forward to seeing family around this time of year.
This year it will be just my mom and brother. It’s nice to see my brother, as he lives in Denver. We still miss my dad. He died 11years ago. It makes me depressed.
Otherwise it should be a nice and quiet Christmas.
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My favorite part of Christmas is when it’s over, then the Christmas music in stores, etc. finally ceases. If it was just a couple days, no big deal, but Christmas gets crammed down our throats for over a month. I don’t know, some people love it. I’m more like Scrooge without the money. I’ll go over to my sister’s house in the afternoon, so that might be nice, but I don’t need Christmas to do that. I guess it doesn’t help that I’m not Christian.
Usually Christmas is full of drinking and doing drugs I promised myself that I would do none of it I need to recover I need to live I will be saying no to old friends and some of my family never again.
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I’ll survive but it will be hard. I am going to my sister’s on Boxing day and already the catastrophising/come social anxiety is kicking in big time. I will not be too bad with my sister but my brother in law and nieces are another matter.
I am so worried that I will embarrass myself and make a social gaffe . I don’t want to come over badly but fear I will.
I think I would feel less anxious if I knew I would be taken as I come, social awkwardness/warts and all.