All things bah-humbug thread
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| This year doesn't feel Christmas-y. Boo malls, boo overspending, boo crowds. The only think exciting is I get to see my family; downside everybody seems extra stressed. |
This one's for you then:  Kristine  |
| Kristine that was in google pics & its great ( the only one ) |
| bruuruu you are not allowed to talk about that subject its banned. |
Hahaha oh right... Bahumbug! At least I have time off to hang out with my dogs  |
The Santa smily was an accident I swear, I don't even know how that happened. I put a regular smile for reals!  |
| And here I thought I was the only one. I have the bah humbug hat AND wear it. It seems that every year gets harder. I am the ONLY person to invite family over, no one lends a hand...and its only part of the family. I think it was last year that Gar got into the chocolate and required an emergency Vet visit...after the chaser of Peroxide and puking all over the house. The very worst is my Dad died on Christmas Day. |
Simon's Mom wrote: And here I thought I was the only one. I have the bah humbug hat AND wear it. It seems that every year gets harder. I am the ONLY person to invite family over, no one lends a hand...and its only part of the family. Maybe as we get older it means less...I think it was last year that Gar got into the chocolate and required an emergency Vet visit...after the chaser of Peroxide and puking all over the house. Simon's Mom wrote: The very worst is my Dad died on Christmas Day. Ding ding ding and we have a winner for the most rational reason not to have the Christmas feeling.  |
bruuruu I think Ron is up to no good with those hats  |
| Todd is a total bah-humbug for Christmas - always has been. He has no desire to decorate, socialize, and for sure no shopping! We just work around him |
| Todd and I may be twins separated at birth! I went to the mall yesterday for the first time in almost four years and dread every second... At least until Jen insisted on buying me some new Vans. That lifted my spirits until we got back out into foot traffic and I got shocked back to reality. The only good thing about Christmas is the OES card list!!! Vance |
| Wow! I love everything about Christmas, except the shopping. I shop with a list, in and out, not lingering anywhere. Fortunately I get off at 4ish most days, so I can hit a different store everyday and avoid the crowds. I collect Santas and Santa ornaments. I also have a tree with stuff on it for my college football team. Last Thursday, I let work a few minutes early to buy wine from our college coach (he has a winery in Napa) and get it signed (8 bottle, not cheap stuff). That made my day. It's the time of year that my husband's family gets together - last year, one of the nephews was doing his National Guard duty, nurse in charge of a hospital plane picking up injured soldiers in Afghanistan and flying back with them to Germany. We take a family picture, play killer bingo games for wonderful prizes like the pink suspenders (you have to wear them in public and get your picture taken) and a velvet Elvis painting (must hang in your living room for the year). Another nephew to enjoy this this year. |
I can't stand xmas... I work in retail so that makes it even worse, xmas music has been playing for a month already, and hearing variations of merry xmas a thousand times a day gets old fast. I mean, I know people are trying to be nice, and I appreciate the thought (no matter what "holiday" they celebrate) but there's only so many times a day I can say it back and mean it you know? LOL I also find it annoying that people are so uptight about the whole merry xmas/ happy holidays thing. I mean really, who gives a crap which "greeting" anyone uses, I am not religious but most years I have a christmas tree up mostly for my kids. I used to put lights up outside too but I don't anymore because hydro is too expensive. I don't care if people say merry xmas or happy holidays or whatever, or nothing. I think the people trying to insist that everyone says merry xmas are just as bad as the ones who insist on saying happy holidays, it's all one group trying to force something down the throats of another group. Why can't people just accept the best wishes of whoever and leave it at that?? *rant over* LOL Happy ho ho's!  |
I'm normally rather fond of Christmas. At least up to a point - that point being not actually having to spend the holidays with my family. I love them, but I'm still recovering from PTSD from Chrismases past.    I gripe about Christmas music being played starting the day after Halloween (or thereabouts - I noticed they did wait till the day after the American Thanksgiving this year, so perhaps someone was listening) But then I put my car radio to some 24/7 Christmas music and pretty much leave it there for the duration. I read somewhere retailers have discovered that the combination of uptempo Christmas music with Chrismassy scents leads to increased spending. Remembered that as I was trotting through a department store at high speed to get away from an overwhelming cinnamon scent which could have been marketed as pest control, holy  . And, yes, uptempo Christmas song in the background. If I'd been able to breathe I would have taken a moment to inform them their strategy was backfiring and to please not take the marketing "experts" quite so literally. This year I was pretty excited about the holidays up until this past week. Two shootings at malls in less than a week; strike malls from my agenda, no great loss, I'll limit my shopping to online in the future. But then as I'm wrapping my niece and nephews' gifts, I always get them books, it dawned on me that most people don't procrastinate the way I do and that there are probably gifts already wrapped waiting for twenty young children who will never get to open them, and I felt physically ill. So while I don't normally count myself in the bah humbug crowd - sympathy for and Sybil's hat no withstanding - I think I'm pretty much done with the holiday until further notice.Kristine |
| I love Christmas, but more now than I used to and I credit my whole family's attitude about Christmas for that. We have all decided that Christmas is more about being with family than getting gifts. Gifts are pretty simple and not outrageous, limited to things that are useful, not gifts for the sake of gifts. Family gatherings are spread out and everyone pitches in. I do almost all my shopping online as I hate, hate, hate malls, especially at Christmas. I love the more relaxed way of approaching Christmas. This year I do have my brand new great niece and it will be fun seeing her, but at 8 months she really isn't aware. My niece's in-laws have a huge Mexican gathering with all the traditional Mexican Christmas trimmings. The kids put on silly skits, everyone contributes and helps clean up and the biggest event is the moment everyone shows off their Christmas socks for the family pic. It's lovely, lots of love and laughter and no stress. I am blessed, for sure. You'd think after 19 Christmases as a UPS employee I would hate it! Of course this year the delight is dampened by the horrific incidents in CT and elsewhere, but it reminds me to hold the ones I love dear and remember to appreciate them even when I might not want to.... |
| Im not feeling it this year at all I think the older you get the less exciting it is. I used to wake up midnight opening my stocking presents then go downstairs to open the big ones. For the past 2 years ive slept all night and woke up miserable...id say im bah humbug this year too :–) |
| Add me to the bah humbug list! I once enjoyed Christmas and the holiday season but as time went on it became all about "stuff"....people going into hock to buy their already spoiled kids more stuff...Everyone running around to get everything done in time - and not enjoying a moment of the holiday...Nope, I'm done with the commercial aspect. Sorry. I am a bah humbug! |
Willowsprite wrote: I can't stand xmas... I work in retail so that makes it even worse, xmas music has been playing for a month already, and hearing variations of merry xmas a thousand times a day gets old fast. I feel ya! I worked mall retail for 6 Christmases Everybody has to work extra hours during the holidays; and that leaves less time to get all the extra holiday tasks done. That and going back to the mall to go shopping after work is exhausting. I found that people were so crabby to deal with. I worked at an American chain clothing/outdoor living store that has some Canadian stores and everybody complained about how expensive things were, that we were out of stock in what they wanted and that they could get it cheaper by driving to Minneapolis or ordering online. Then they would come in and complain that they were charged a ton of duty on what they had bought in the US or online. Sigh. Altleast the Christmas music wasn't so bad because the company I worked for had like 6 or 7 discs of Music on shuffle and would have a few non-Christmas tunes from time to time. They also had lots of songs I had never heard and nothing was too over done (too butchered or pop-y). Although to this day I cannot hear the Paul Macartney "Wonderful Christmas Time" song or any Barenaked Ladies Christmas song without feeling the compulsion to fold sweaters and smell the faint smell of down jackets in my memory. Probably why I made most of my gifts this year: the malls make stress me out. Plus the one near my house piles snow into the parking lot when they clear it and there is limited parking to begin with. Yuck. The only thing worse than working this time of year in a store is working boxing day. I still have flash backs of being shoved into a table by a customer as they dashed to get a coat. Being at work for 6am on that day only to fight through crowds to get into the mall. All whilst recovering from a turkey coma. Gotta love the holidays! Mad Dog wrote: it dawned on me that most people don't procrastinate the way I do and that there are probably gifts already wrapped waiting for twenty young children who will never get to open them, and I felt physically ill. I had the same thought and gut wrenching feeling... It kind of took the wind out of my sails as far as the holidays go. It is just so sad. |
| Leonard would like to join this thread; on Friday I went to bed early and woke up to see my husband had put up a tree and a bunch of decorations. I thought this was asking for trouble given my cat's obsession with napping IN the tree and the young pup who likes to explore the house with his mouth. We made it until Sunday night when Ru and I went to sleep and Leonard stayed up with my husband before the decorations were touched. H.B. was playing video games with his headphones on (yuck) and not paying attention to the puppy. Leonard obviously caught the Bah-hum-Bug as I woke up to the following this morning, felt like the Sheepie-Grinch had visited. -the stuffed Santa had been stolen from the end table, he had been given a trim... all but 2 strands of his yarn beard had been removed and artfully strewn around the tree. - Several presents had been stolen from under the tree and opened. None of the presents were harmed as they were boring (not dog toys or treats). But the paper was removed and strewn around the room. I make my own wrapping paper from brown paper and hand done print making- so luckily there was nothing toxic in the paper. Leonard seemed to have fun unwrapping the gifts; I am impressed nothing was damaged. Gifts are now re wrapped in a cabinet until Christmas. -The few ornaments that we had dared to put on the lower branches of the tree had been taken off, none of them were breakable or consumable on purpose, glad for that now! They were under the couch. -5 Christmas cards had been stolen from the side board and left behind the couch; for this he would have had to "stand up" right in front of H.B., I have NO idea how he managed this feat unnoticed. -Every dog toy from the toy box was out and put on the couch, it looked like it had been "re-decorated". -One of my home made stained glass candles had been stolen; the jar chewed so that the colour coating came off (non toxic thank goodness) and the candle itself had bite marks in it. -The tree stand cover had been taken off of the tree and left in the corner, this was to expose the tree as a fake I am sure. All of this in under 2 hours in the same room as my husband WITHOUT being noticed. He had even put the baby gate up so he could make sure he didn't get into any trouble. Even if it means an earlier wake up call tomorrow morning I will likely be bringing to grinch to bed earlier with me from now on. I am impressed that no real damage was done and that this is the first puppy chew incident we have had since we got Leonard. He is just not used to being ignored and without his buddy Ru while being in a wonderland of new and exciting objects. Oh my... the Sheepie who stole Christmas. p.s. I don't buy H.B. not noticing the mess before bed... the room had been spotless so the Christmas removal attempt was very noticeable although thankfully nothing was actually destroyed. |
| ^^^^^^^ Bwahahaha that made we LOL. I don't think Leonard is a Xmas grinch at all. He seemed to have way too much fun with all things Xmas to be of the bah-humbug persuasion. My initial thought was I don't buy your husband saying he didn't notice either but then I remembered all things that my two have done right in front of my DH and he's not noticed. Some times I've come in a caught them in the act right under his nose and he's oblivious on the computer .... so maybe he really does have a bad case of domestic blindness like my DH. |
| Domestic Blindness....I LIKE that!!! |
| I don't like Christmas. I never have. And since we don't have kids, I've never felt the need to "put on a show" to keep others happy. I used to feel a bit guilty being the unenthusiastic one around the office, but then (years ago) a newspaper columnist summed it up very well for me: Christmas is like snow. Children get to play in it, but grownups have to shovel it.  |
Jonsey wrote: Christmas is like snow. Children get to play in it, but grownups have to shovel it. Excellent lol |
got sheep wrote: Domestic Blindness....I LIKE that!!! Don't you have Domestic Blindness over there? It's a very common condition here in Aus. Most men are afflicted with it. I thought it was genetic and carried on the Y chromosome but maybe it's contagious and spread via our water supply or something. |
| I think we have domestic blindness but didn't know the correct diagnosis. Great term! However it is carried it made its way over here for sure! |
Mim wrote: got sheep wrote: Domestic Blindness....I LIKE that!!! Don't you have Domestic Blindness over there? It's a very common condition here in Aus. Most men are afflicted with it. I thought it was genetic and carried on the Y chromosome but maybe it's contagious and spread via our water supply or something. Oh yes, Domestic Blindness is alive and well here...way too alive |
| Year before last was my bah humbug Christmas. I didn't see the point, my family was all split into groups, I didn't really get anything, I had no money to give anything, and nobody made ham for Christmas dinner. Now this year, I'm pretty happy about. Jacob and I do an early Christmas at home because we have three Christmases to go to, so we opened all our things here today. I got presents for all the dogs and cats here, and they've been distracted for hours. Jacob got me some nice things, and I have apparently discovered a love for giving presents because I got a bunch of things for everyone in my family and I am SO excited to give things to them. Sunday I go have a small Christmas with my two closest friends, Christmas Eve there will be dinner at Jacob's parents house and we'll be staying there a night to be there for Christmas morning with the kids (Jacob's niece and nephew), then after Christmas we are going to my aunt's house for Christmas with my Aunt and cousins, and I get to bring food for that one and there will be HAM!!!! I love ham. Now one of the things I still don't like about Christmas, I have a very spoiled ten year old cousin, she was telling me the other day that she only got five dolls during the year (she's very into dolls and whatnot, and not the nice little ones, more like the silly monster high things) and I told her that when I was her age I was lucky if I got just one doll in a year! I also decided not to get her another one of those dolls, so I got her a cute craft set for making crochet purses instead. |
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