I cancelled Christmas

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This year I am not participating in Christmas.

I'm single and usually go to my folks. Not always though as sometimes my brothers do Christmas dinner for the folks.

I can't stand the bull**** anymore. It's not because I'm agnostic, it has nothing much to do with it.

I just think it's the most stupidest time of the year. So much bulli****. Presents, cards, shopping, shopping, shopping, decorations, gorging on food and drink. Woolly jumpers. Taking it too seriously. The list is endless.

People ask me what I'm doing for Christmas and all I can ask myself is what Christmas does for me. Nothing whatsoever , just gives me an unnecessary headache. I'm just not interested in this nonsense that pops up every 10 months.

It drives me nuts when I hear concerns about homeless people, as if it's somehow worse because it's Christmas. Ditto when you hear about fatal car accidents that occur in December, as if it's much much worse when a loved one dies before Christmas as if nothing could be worse than having your Christmas completely ruined.

I have this really gnawing feeling that I have some 'duty' to do Christmas, and I'm sick of it. Christmas is NOT about family. I see my family 24/7. Christmas is about spending money and being a pig.

On the subject of pigging out, most people eat whatever the hell they want all year round. The idea that Christmas is a unique time to pig out is complete nonsense.

So, for once, I will sit back, relax, and watch everyone go mad doing this that and the other, stressing out; and for what ?

It's just not worth the trouble.

Flippyfloppy

If you build it, they will come

idnkph

Baahumbug to you too sir!

Armchair Andy

learn_more wrote:

It drives me nuts .

Do you know what drives ME nuts?


A steering wheel down me trousers.

me_irl

Good for you!

Mr_Muffin

Who gave you the permission to cancel Christmas? Does that mean it's cancelled for the rest of us?

Fuzzy Clam

Beat you to it. I cancelled it 30 years ago. Never gone back.

smk321

Must be hard being 19.

Gatling

Bollox that ive a bottle of yellow spot to look forward to this year,
Normally I'd say humbug but not this year .

Christmas is a go

drunkmonkey

Severe case of the jingle balls going on here.

Beanntraigheach

Your Christmas can be however you want it to be.
If you don't wish to observe it at all, so be it, but it doesn't have to be a stark choice between that and the excess some people choose.

Alf Stewart.

Gatling wrote: »

Bollox that ive a bottle of yellow spot to look forward to this year,
Normally I'd say humbug but not this year .

Christmas is a go

I've one on me back.

You can have that when you're finished with your own.

Pat Mustard

learn_more wrote: »

it's the most stupidest time of the year.

I don't think that Andy Williams would approve.

Peregrine

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Who gave you the permission to cancel Christmas? Does that mean it's cancelled for the rest of us?

Can he do that??

Deub

I did christmas in 3 weeks after everyone few years ago. It was great: No trouble finding stuff and everything was on sale.
It was a great christmas !

Tom Mann Centuria

Peregrine wrote: »

Can he do that??

Providing the paper work is authorised and stamped correctly I believe he can.

The_Valeyard

I'm really looking forward to the new days off, catch up with family and friends and enjoy the festivities.

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Beanntraigheach wrote: »

Your Christmas can be however you want it to be.
If you don't wish to observe it at all, so be it, but it doesn't have to be a stark choice between that and the excess some people choose.

I beg to differ. I alluded to this point in the OP. I 'feel' I have to do Christmas with all it entails.

I will prolly visit home around the days of xmas but not xmas day itself. That way I'm under no pressure to buy pressies and all that malarkey.

I don't care you can buy a designer scent for 20 quid on sale. It's all just so cheep and shallow.

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The_Valeyard wrote: »

I'm really looking forward to the new days off, catch up with family and friends and enjoy the festivities.

So am I. Who doesn't like days off.

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Pat Mustard wrote: »

I don't think that Andy Williams would approve.

Oh I feel so bad for not giving a hoot about corny christmas songs.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'm not doing anything either except squirrel myself away, the last week or so I've been super sad and haven't been able to pull myself together so I'd prefer being by myself rather than make my family/other people look at my long face, ruining their favourite day of the year. Bed, wine, chocolate

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LexieOnRale wrote: »

I'm not doing anything either except squirrel myself away, the last week or so I've been super sad and haven't been able to pull myself together so I'd prefer being by myself rather than make my family/other people look at my long face, ruining their favourite day of the year. Bed, wine, chocolate

Do you fancy coming round to my place and getting slaughtered. I don't mean turkey slaughtered, I mean in the liver slaughtered sense ?

Killergreene

Sour cun.t

Blazer

learn_more wrote: »

This year I am not participating in Christmas.

I'm single and usually go to my folks. Not always though as sometimes my brothers do Christmas dinner for the folks.

I can't stand the bull**** anymore. It's not because I'm agnostic, it has nothing much to do with it.

I just think it's the most stupidest time of the year. So much bulli****. Presents, cards, shopping, shopping, shopping, decorations, gorging on food and drink. Woolly jumpers. Taking it too seriously. The list is endless.

People ask me what I'm doing for Christmas and all I can ask myself is what Christmas does for me. Nothing whatsoever , just gives me an unnecessary headache. I'm just not interested in this nonsense that pops up every 10 months.

It drives me nuts when I hear concerns about homeless people, as if it's somehow worse because it's Christmas. Ditto when you hear about fatal car accidents that occur in December, as if it's much much worse when a loved one dies before Christmas as if nothing could be worse than having your Christmas completely ruined.

I have this really gnawing feeling that I have some 'duty' to do Christmas, and I'm sick of it. Christmas is NOT about family. I see my family 24/7. Christmas is about spending money and being a pig.

On the subject of pigging out, most people eat whatever the hell they want all year round. The idea that Christmas is a unique time to pig out is complete nonsense.

So, for once, I will sit back, relax, and watch everyone go mad doing this that and the other, stressing out; and for what ?

It's just not worth the trouble.

your family are probably thinking 'thank fcuk that miserable bastard is not coming for xmas..now the rest of us can have loads of fun without looking at his grinch face..'

Gen.Zhukov

Killergreene wrote: »

Sour cun.t

Stay classy....

F1ngers

learn_more wrote: »

I just think it's the most stupidest time of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtb3EtjEic

DEFTLEFTHAND

Good for you OP, nice to see you taking control of your life like this.

andekwarhola

News just in:

Global civilisation reeling from news.

Future of Christmas now in doubt.

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Killergreene wrote: »

Sour cun.t

No. I'll be out in the pub getting pissed like everyone else. I'm just not doing the 25th of December.

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DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Good for you OP, nice to see you taking control of your life like this.

Thanks. I just hope I start a new trend where the last 2 months of the year aren't poisoned with thoughts of Christmas commercialism.

Roark

Not everyone is stressing and not everyone is going mad. Some people use it as an opportunity to have fun/spend time with their family and friends. If you don't like it that's ok, nobody is forcing you to do take part.

aaronjumper

So what you're really doing is dodging getting your family presents under the guise of taking a stand.
Wish I'd though of that.

IamtheWalrus

Christmas should happen every other year, like football tournaments. Then I'd get excited about it. I was thinking today that if it was me living alone, I'd probably cancel it too. it's just too often. I've been unhappy for a good few years now and I sometimes wonder would I actually like Xmas if I was happy. I'd say probably yes.

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Blazer wrote: »

your family are probably thinking 'thank fcuk that miserable bastard is not coming for xmas..now the rest of us can have loads of fun without looking at his grinch face..'

lol. You defiantly have the Christmas disease.

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aaronjumper wrote: »

So what you're really doing is dodging getting your family presents under the guise of taking a stand.
Wish I'd though of that.

No. I have told them not to buy me any presents.

Edit: I have told my intimidate family I'm not doing xmas and have specifically told them not to buy me gifts. I'm totally serious about this, it's not a joke.

aaronjumper

learn_more wrote: »

No. I have told them not to buy me any presents.

Can I join you? I'll bring beer.

maudgonner

Peregrine wrote: »

Can he do that??

He'd want to be careful. Remember the last guy who cancelled Christmas? And we all know what happened to poor Alan Rickman this year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDntpV_HdQ

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IamtheWalrus wrote: »

Christmas should happen every other year, like football tournaments. Then I'd get excited about it. I was thinking today that if it was me living alone, I'd probably cancel it too. it's just too often. I've been unhappy for a good few years now and I sometimes wonder would I actually like Xmas if I was happy. I'd say probably yes.

I would say every 4 years, like the Olympics.

Edit: I hope your not suggesting the reason I'm not doing Christmas is because I'm unhappy. Is rushing around stressing out about what gifts to buy people going to make you happy ? I don't think so. Ditto for the gifts you receive. Are they going to make you happy?

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aaronjumper wrote: »

Can I join you? I'll bring beer.

Absolutely. Just don't bring an Aran jumper as a gift or I'll kick you out.

jacksie66

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doolox

Such seasonal customary deviations from normal social intercourse are not everyones cup of tea. Some people have not got the extra money to spend on what is perceived to be social obligations to "fit in" and "be normal".

Some people have not learnt the gentle but essential art of telling the world to leave me alone and buck off.....

Most young people are in temporary and low paid employment, if they are employed at all. A lot of people are in rental accommodation and are only 1 or 2 paycheques away from homelessness and health compromising living arrangements if the job goes pearshaped in the new year.

Yet our national TV and media are advocating a spend,spend spend agenda as if everything is alright and all jobs are safe and nothing bad will happen.

There will be lots of rows and arguments over the spending at Christmas.

There will be lots of dissappointed children not getting what they want and some will be homeless unless their parents can resist the temptation to overspend and be left short for essentials in the new year.

In the uncertain times we face with the continuing erosion of middle class values and certainties Christmas as we knew it needs to be cut back drastically for most people.

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Roark wrote: »

Not everyone is stressing and not everyone is going mad. Some people use it as an opportunity to have fun/spend time with their family and friends. If you don't like it that's ok, nobody is forcing you to do take part.

This is complete nonsense. One is expected to take part in xmas. One is a bahh humbugg if one doesn't. The whole point of me not doing xmas is precisely because I'm expected to participate in it.

I sent zero xmas cards this year. Who want's one of those cheep 50 pack cards anyway. Oh how thoughtful. Merry xmas and a happy new year to glue.

I will enjoy the days surround xmas, spend time with my friends and family, but not that awful claustrophobic day.

FanadMan

Do you have a ****e looking beard and wear skinny jeans? Think that's your problem.

BettePorter

Christmas for me is solely about the kids. I don't have any but my nieces and nephew make all the bull**** worth it. Before that I was like the op. All this seventh heaven bull**** is for facebook. Most people have the same ' oh God let this be over ' issues. The only saving grace is the kids! ........
{Yes .....I also believe the children are the future }

Roark

learn_more wrote: »

This is complete nonsense. One is expected to take part in xmas. One is a bahh humbugg if one doesn't. The whole point of me not doing xmas is precisely because I'm expected to participate in it.

I sent zero xmas cards this year. Who want's one of those cheep 50 pack cards anyway. Oh how thoughtful. Merry xmas and a happy new year to glue.

I will enjoy the days surround xmas, spend time with my friends and family, but not that awful claustrophobic day.

You imagining that people have expectations of you != people forcing you.

Here's a secret, most people get lost in tradition/religion/spirituality/consumerism/hype/worthy causes and whatever else to distract themselves from the fact that life is ultimately meaningless. And because it feels good. You can make your own meaning or you can imagine you are being 'forced' to take part. It's up to you.

Edit: It's like I know Star Wars isn't real but I love it anyway, because 'pew pew pew' lasers in space is fun.

Yourself isit

learn_more wrote: »

This is complete nonsense. One is expected to take part in xmas. One is a bahh humbugg if one doesn't. The whole point of me not doing xmas is precisely because I'm expected to participate in it.

I sent zero xmas cards this year. Who want's one of those cheep 50 pack cards anyway. Oh how thoughtful. Merry xmas and a happy new year to glue.

I will enjoy the days surround xmas, spend time with my friends and family, but not that awful claustrophobic day.

Sounds like you are doing Christmas then. Except the gift buying bit.

Yourself isit

learn_more wrote: »

No. I'll be out in the pub getting pissed like everyone else. I'm just not doing the 25th of December.

So basically - time off work, getting pissed, hanging with friends and family on all days except the 25th. That's just doing Christmas except the bits that annoy you. It would be like me not visiting my in laws on the 26th because commercialization.

hobie21

Some of us enjoy the misery of Christmas

Cupcake_Crisis

My folks have decided to opt out of Christmas this year and it's killing me. They'll do presents with my niece and then just stay home for the day. We were always really family orientated around Christmas so the thoughts of them at home alone is breaking my heart.

CaptainInsano

I can't wait for it to be over. 2 months of flashy lights and sh1te ads being rammed down my gullet is border line torture.

mansize

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