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A Capitalist Christmas
Jimmy the Squid:
Nope. On my mum's side there are 6 aunties and uncles with their wives/husbands and children who all have these retarded feuds and alliances over stupid petty shit like who misunderstood what at a party 15 years ago. On my dad's side there is just my dad and my aunt but my dad hates his sister and always goes out of his way to be mean to her despite the fact that her life isn't great because her kids treat her like shit and her husband it turns out has emphysema. No one is capable of being civil to each other for more than about 5 minutes.
Carl-E:
Time to build yerself a new family.
Now, I'm not advocating this, but I've not seen family for christmas since I had kids. Christmas is about the kids (least it always was in my family), and so everyone understood when we decided to stay at home and celebrate with the kids (and other friends, of course) instead of travelling to see them.
Of course, since college I've always lived a fair distance from most family members - that helps a lot, too...
Edited to add a Christmas story...
It was 40 years ago this Christmas that my then youngest brother (there would be another), at the tender age of 3, awoke before anyone else, went downstairs, and upon seeing the tree with all the gifts started christmas without us. Of course he couldn't read the labels, and didn't really care - he just unwrapped everything and left it in a huge pile of gifties in the middle of the floor. My father, upon seeing this, dubbed him "The Grinch" because he stole everyone's Christmas.
It stuck.
At 43, we still all call him "Grinch" instead of "Chris" when we're all together. Especially when he's being a piss-ant, which is most of the time... There's probably some deep scarring psychological damage in there somewhere, but you know, it's family. :angel:
schimmy:
I did that, too! Man was I pissed when Santa got me a Barbie for Christmas.
Lupercal:
--- Quote from: Josefbugman on 04 Nov 2011, 05:47 ---Hopefully I'll be working at Tatton Park for much of the Christmas period, then the annual party at my friend Natalies house on the 23rd, then at home for Christmas on the 25th and having the whole family over from the 26th till about the 29th.
Then after that, New Years, which is always a ridiculous evening in my opinion.
The only problem with all of this is the fact that my mum and dad both have their birthdays in November and January. Which means 3 months of gifting.
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Have that problem in terms of having my mother's birthday in September (also started last year of Uni so money was/is tight), brother's birthday in October, girlfriend turns 21 in November, I turn 21 in January, we have our 4 year anniversary on New Years Day. So its kind of a nice little (at least) 3 month intense shopping trip, or thinking of presents I want people to give me JUST after Christmas. I don't know if anyone's tried this, but I like to think we become slightly less materialistic with age and therefore after Christmas happens i'm good for another few months if not another year. But having to think of 21st birthday presents 2 weeks after Christmas is a bit of a difficult decision.
Barmymoo:
I can't think of anything I want for Christmas. The only things that I want but don't consider essential enough to have to buy them myself are a Mason Cash mixing bowl (impractical thing to own when you're homeless), a gold cross (not something I can ask for from any of my non-religious family) and more special/limited edition copies of classic children's literature to add to my rather small collection (again impractical when homeless).
So I guess maybe what I want for Christmas is legitimately some nice warm socks?
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