Is anybody else uncomfortable during the holidays?
921648
I do.  My family was never that close and money is always way too tight for me that time of year.  \n\nI still love the holidays, I just  try to relax and enjoy some holiday time at home as much a possible.
824080
X-mas may be a time for giving for some but things are so skewed that I don't even think people stop to remember what it's really about. I don't know if things have always been this bad, if it is getting worse or getting better. What I do know is that is should be different.\n\nPS: Hope you had a terrific TG and have a nice X-mas too.
853660
People who are answering your questions (about loving the holidays) are the same people who feel we should have "Christmas in July" and put up our trees in October, leave them up until March and want to spread all that disgusting holiday cheer and shove it up our a s s until we can't take it anymore.  I hate the holidays because they're just a grueling reminder that I am FORCED to spend time with people I can't stand, eat food that I don't like and have to answer to why I hate it every stinking year (hate pumpkin pie - I think it's disgusting.  Hate sweet potatoes too).  It's also a reminder that I miss my grandparents more than anything on Earth and when they were here, THAT was when the holidays were fun.  Since then, I don't care about the holidays.  BA FREAKING HUMBUG!!!!!!!
414249
Christmas. I can feel the magic then.. you know.. magic of this time.. I don't feel it during Easter. it's just holiday as other ones.. nothing special for me.
905691
I don't think that's weird. You're entitled to do what you want to do. In my family, we celebrate Easter, Halloween and Christmas and birthdays because those are the fun holidays for the kids. As for the rest of the holidays.....we pretty much do the same thing on those days as we do for any other.
815477
No, no. I was just thinking about this today actually! I really dislike this holiday. Thanksgiving, I can take. Christmas, I hate Christmas. I hate sappy Christmas music played up until Christmas Day --and then sometimes afterward as well!! It's like Chinese water torture all the way up until Christmas Day. I was in Borders, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble, and Atlanta Bread Co. today, I could not escape the Christmas music!! And it's still November. I hate when crossing the street people nearly mow you over in their SUVs, with a fancy little wreath attached to the grill!! I hate how people sack the stores searching for gifts for people they would otherwise ignore the rest of the year. I especially dislike how people decide that Christmas is the one time to buy people they love meaningful gifts. Love and meaning should infuse everyday of one's life. Not just one day out of the year. If I see a coat or a scarf or a toy that I know a member of my family would love, I buy it then and give it to them. I don't horde it for weeks or months and then shove it in some wrapping and slap it under a tree. :( But that's me!
976098
I guess the people that dread it are the ones that are alone or don't want to eat because of the calories or the ones that can't cook so they have to go out to eat or the ones that are homeless or really poor or the ones that hate having family thanksgiving. I forgot one.. The ones that have lost someone near to them through death, divorce, or break up.\nI however, am looking forward to it. I am already here in St. Louis with Cindy, Cathy, Tom, Leland, and Carol, my mom!
769719
Yes i am! As soon as I see the first holiday ad in the newspapers, i know christmas is here! So its become a crass, commercialised holiday that everyone exploits, but you gotta love it. It's the most wonderful time of the year!
796971
Who is "u guys?"  Who doens't like having a special someone around the holidays.
829813
i,m going to visit family members abroad.\nso i'll actually have snow at christmas time.\ni'll eats loads of delicious food, do absoloutely no excerise (as usual) and not feel guilty in the slightest
914949
Me too.  My family has decided not to "do" Christmas this year.  By that I\nmean buy lots of useless presents for each other.  We are going to \ncelebrate by spending lots of time together and eating great meals.  Not\nall of them prepared by me!!!  I'm looking forward to it.
42132
I bet it is. but it depends on your attitude towards it, and I'm not really 'feeling it' for these holidays. I'm more of an April 15th/14th person (Day(s) Titanic sank)
748258
Happy Turkey day to you too.\nI work in a group home for mentally ill adults.  All my children are grown and have obligations to spouses families.  So I am working, cooking the MEAL for my clients and my Hubby and Grand daughter are joining me here.\nThese people get forgotten at this time of year.  So I do what I can.
965585
its a winter holiday for me.
966397
My boyfriend... spending Christmas just the two of us this year. no family. just us. sweet.... Guess the turkey won't be the only thing getting well and truly stuffed this Christmas! He he! \n(My boyfriend is like Santa... he can come up my chimney anytime! ...and he knows if i've been bad or good....)
146617
I've had mixed feelings about it.  I used to hate it with a passion because it really is a corporate holiday and at the same time I always hated it because I never had somebody in my life to celebrate it with, as corny as that sounds.  This year for the first time ever I had someone.  We didnt go all out with these extravagant presents or expensive dinner.  We just spent time together and that was enough.
772356
Now you know I love big evil commercial plots and mayhem, boy, but I do love me some mayhem, but I don't think that age should be a factor in your enjoyment of the holidays.  Granted the crass commercialization of the holidays is a bore and can be off putting simply because it all seems to lose its meaning underneath the onslaught of the ads, sales and those horrible little dudes in the uniforms who stand outside grocery stores ringing that damn bell!  Will no one silence these bells once and for all?!!!  \n\nOh...uhm, sorry...where was I?  Oh man, I lost my train of thought...perhaps Santa will bring me another one for Christmas...must dash off and write him a quick note.  \n\nBut before I do...If you would like a couple of teenagers to spend the holidays with you...I can arrange that...their lazy as all get out...but I have a feeling you could whip them into shape.