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11-25-2010, 01:48 AM
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I LOVE the "holidays" ...it is not about Buying things or Decorating... It is supposed to be about the Spirit of Giving... Giving time, giving a hand, helping out, ...whatever giving of yourself more than you normally do on any other day... So if you are bah-humbugging the holidays...go volunteer your time at a shelter/soup kitchen/hospital for one day/evening/meal. Throw away the negative energy and memories and Create positive experiences...
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11-25-2010, 03:25 AM
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 Bah hum to the bug! i really could hibernate from about now til January 1 or so with no issues what-so-ever. It has nothing to do with commercialization, etc. i just don't care for the holidays. At all. i was with someone for 5 years that LOVES the holidays. She baked for weeks, decorated, gift wrapped, listened to the music, etc. i barely tolerated them during that time and tried hard to hide my grumpiness so that she could enjoy the season. Yuck.   Besides, why not volunteer exactly the same the rest of the year as during Dec? Why not take some new toys to a shelter through-out the year, for birthdays? And goodness knows they would appreciate the extra canned food in summer as much as winter, right?
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Good Spirit rav...giving all year round...Now you're on the page!! *GRIN*
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11-25-2010, 04:06 AM
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I actually love Christmas but there are many things about it that I hate, like the crazy crowds and the hollow commercialism. Seeing my family around the Holidays can be very difficult because they are homophobic and abusive. I just try to make the best of it by allowing myself to enjoy the things I do like about Christmas, like the food, being with my friends, and seeing all of the pretty lights and decorations.
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I like parts of Christmas like the decorations and the lights. What I don't like about Christmas is having a day where you have to give a gift...I'd much rather give a gift during the year to someone just because I see something they'd like and for the reason of "just because". I'm also financially strapped this year so this will make it a bit difficult. Spending the holidays with my family is never something I look forward to as they treat me like a 2nd class citizen.
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NO you are not alone.!! i don't get it, I don't understand it.. I don't wanna be near it.
Do people even know what Christmas is supposed to actually BE? Being raised Catholic I always thought Easter was MUCH more important.. I mean anyone can be born (well not to a Virgin I suppose) but rising from the dead is wow, now that is impressive. I can't stand the whole thing! If you want a day to present each other with gifts that most can't afford, or to exchange gift cards, to give credit to a fat guy in a red suit who broke into your home and leaves stuff under a dead tree, and have family who don't even like each other gather around to do what they feel is obligation then do it, just don't do it in the name of religion! /rant |
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So, i was thinking about it more and decided i needed some balance, so here... Since becoming an adult and deciding for myself where & with whom i'd spend the holidays around, there have been some nice ones (i hate to admit it). i remember one thanksgiving with a friend's family....they all went around and said what each person was thankful for. That was cool. And the aforementioned ex....one year for xmas dinner, she made a....can't remember the name of it.....it was like a low country boil, but in a red sauce. Our Leather Family was there, and we all wore garbage bags as bibs. That was fun....a lot of fun. i have a picture of that somewhere.... And each year the Family gets together in Dec for a celebration. This year we'll be bringing a new member (and an old friend to most of us) into the clan. i look forward to that. i really don't like hearing people say they "have" to go to a family get together even if they don't want to, just because it's family and what they do. Everyone should have the personal freedom to do what they *want* to do, not what's expected of them. And do it free of guilt!! And with no excuses or even explanations.... "no mama/granny/whoever, i wont be making it this year, but i'll see you soon, ok!" Took me several years of practice, but i was able to finally start doing that. It was GREAT!
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It's not wrong to be so positive *playful jaw drop*
True tho EVERYTHING is a choice...you chose what you do and with who... So all in all You make the holiday what you want it to be... soooo of course be positive and create some more GOOD memories ...even if you are being silly with friends...(or in my case this year, coworkers)...*grin* Life is what you make it...holidays too are what you choose to make them. Have a Great Thanksgiving...& plan some Fun for the rest of them this year! 
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