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ME I hate is...

No fun in it anymore now the girls have grown up and gone.

The thing I hate most is that I feel I should enjoy myself and get cross because I can't.

I used to love the hustle and bustle when the children were young and
my mum and dad , my sister and her family etc. would come and stay but those days are long gone.

Now, although I am going to my daughter's for Christmas, it is just not the same.

I wont show how grumpy I feel but I will be so pleased when 2 Jan arrives :)

Jean x.

My best Christmas in recent years was the one I spent with my son in his flat lol was a few years ago now. I went round on Christmas eve and stayed overnight, had his room and he had the sofa bed! He was working in a bar at the time, so went off to work, leaving me all his washing up lol but I did it and finished the clearing up, had a bath and sat up watching tv. He came in just after midnight with a pizza and we ate that watching tv and having a laugh. Christmas morning we had a lie- in and then started cooking lunch except there was a problem with his oven so took a while to get going, but we didn't care, opened our pressies and set the table etc etc. Had lunch about 4 pm but was fine. I had borrowed a friend's folding chairs as my lad had only just got a table and had just one chair, and when I dropped my fork, leaned over to get it and forgot the chair was collapsible, so ended up on the floor in fits of laughter, and he caught my reflection in the mirror behind me, and took a photo. I stayed that night and my son's pal came round who I have known since he was 3 and the next day, Boxing Day, o.h. came round to lunch as his kids had gone back to their mother's.
More food and drink and a laugh and one of my best memories of Christmas.
Lizx

No I don't like it much and used to tie myself in knots worrying about it! Reasons? I hate the OTT commercialisation of it, and now the family don't exchange gifts - I only give to OH and my little great-nephew. Also, there are no children in the family, have only once or twice spent Christmas with nephew when he was small (great fun!). I've got to the stage now where I don't expect much from it, that way you aren't disappointed when it's not fantastic!

Don't like it either,

This is the time of the year that I get depressed and miss my huge family that is scattered across the globe.

I do thank God for my OH and two sons.

Hopefully one day I shall have grandchildren to fill the hole in my heart.

Lindy xx

Hi Joyous,

No its not just you I dont like it at all as its all pressure, a need for more money and people being pushed together who dont get on!!

Love and hugs

Caz xxx

well just got back from town.....i lasted 1 hour.then hubby came to fetch us.i,ll go again tomoz,ggggrrrrr.

the irony for me is,i always do a party,last year 45 came and all have said oh great we going to joys for xmas night.ive never had a bad party yet.and we will all have a great time.but come boxing day my usual words are.........BACK OFF,LEAVE ME ALONE...THIS IS MY DAY.IM DOING NOWT.lol.
ho piggin ho ho.

It's not what it used to be too many people spend spend spend and get themselves into so much trouble about how they are going to pay for it they put it on the cards and pay wel linto the new year. Children today get too much they seem to want more and more.....and all those chocolates and biscuits you see in the shops any one would think we dont eat all year. I am lucky my family live near us and they often come round for a meal or for the weekend.so much stress these days. I know several families that only have the family at Christmas and they are falling out all through it !!

I hate it !!!! From the beginning of October (the date it now begins), to 23rd December I HATE IT. The commercialism of the event and people using it as an excuse to overindulge on alcohol make me sick.

Then as Christmas Eve approaches I LOVE IT !!!!
The Kid's faces as they play with presents, the family and friends get togethers, Christmas Dinner with a good bottle of wine, the sheer joy of the true Christmas is then paramount.

I am a bit like Scrooge I suppose, hating it then loving it.

A Merry Christmas to all my readers, (At Christmas time I mean).

I only like the carol singing and church service.

I don't mind sending Christmas cards but anything else I don't like at all.

My parents are not big into Christmas and never have been although I appreciate they made some kind of effort when we were kids....well, my Mum did, my Dad didn't disguise his feelings too well and is still a grumpy old so and so at Christmas!!!!!!

K

I think a lot of it is is that we dont have our kids to buy for now,the excitmant of buying and hiding the toys.

..their excitment rubbing off on us,,,,,,now our own kids are making the decision what to buy their own,,!!

Going to love seeing my little people open theirs....,,,,,,,

Joyous ,get me a chair think I will come to yours,,,,,,,,,,,ha ha,,,

I too have had family die at Christmas time. My lovely Mil died on a Boxing day, and it's also a year ago I lost my brother,it would have been his birthday today.

It's still magical when family are together, and although we are having a sad time at the moment, my Son and his lovely Wife are coming home on Christmas Eve and i'm soo excited for all my Family to be here with us.

Mau xx :O)

sending
(((((hugs))))
to everyone that finds this time of year difficult for whatever reasons.
catherine
xx

The thing I am looking forward to about Christmas, is spending it alone with my husband and Son, 1 and a half days together - just the three of us - no work.

kay you are more than welcome hun ya know that.lol.xxx

Im so sorry for those that have lost loved ones at this time of the year it must be so difficult you.
im just looking forward to spending chrismas day and boxing day with my oh as he works 12 hour days seven days a week at the moment and he still hasnt been paid! its going to a mad rush last munute i think.

My Dad died shortly after xmas and I remeber going to visit him in hospital in the snow in my nurse uniform..

The first year my son was born . He was 6mths old and very ill and in a oxygen tent...his Dad has left me 3 weeks before for a women 10 years older than me...not a happy time .it got a bit better when the children was little but was always a struggle for money and got the feeling I didnt try hard enough. Last year was one of my worse. Nope can't get happy or excited about xmas .....roll on Jan....

*big hugs for Hayley...*sniffs in sympathy....

Huge (((((((((HUG))))))))) for Hayley and everyone else who is finding Christmas a difficult time this year.

xx