meh…ba humbug…
[quote]malonetd wrote:
snipeout wrote:
Have a kid, christmas will be fun all over again.
I never understand why people say this. How does having a kid change it? Do people not spend time with their kids or not buy them gifts any other time of the year?
Maybe I just don’t “get” Christmas.[/quote]
Am I correct in assuming you don’t have any children? See they tend to get very excited at the thought of santa claus and all the gifts he will bring them. As a parent their excitement is your excitement also. When you have kids you live for them.
On an unrelated note about hating things about Christmas. What I really hate is people who think that having a pet is like having a kid, so they dress this animal up and mail out Christmas greetings of them and an animal.
interesting when you read this thread, most of the anti-christmas responses go something like:
“i hate my life…christmas sucks!”
when you actually start giving a shit about other people, the annoyances that are being complained about start being somewhat enjoyable.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
awww you had to sell your plasma tv. if you cant afford to buy your kids shit wtf were you doing with a plasma tv in the first place?
Are you really this fucking stupid? Never mind - forget I even asked.
Plasma - as in the liquid portion of your blood.
[/quote]
My God…for a second I thought it was one of the wittier things he’s said on these boards…
I give people too much credit.
Even aside from the religious aspect, nothing can be bad about time with family, good food, and a break from work. Christmas and most every holiday rocks. You are all crazy.
[quote]hypnotoad wrote:
interesting when you read this thread, most of the anti-christmas responses go something like:
“i hate my life…christmas sucks!”
when you actually start giving a shit about other people, the annoyances that are being complained about start being somewhat enjoyable.
[/quote]
i dont hate my life. or hate everyone else either, although certain people in my family are aggravating me through their incompatance but thats another story.
to me it seems the whole message of christmas about caring and sharing and all that stuff is lost through the comotion of dinner dates and shopping. i feel like instead of embracing those feelings naturally theyre also forced upon you so that instead of going out and buying stuff for people because you want to its because you HAVE to.
but when youre a kid or have a kid i think its different. once you hit adolescence and adulthood christmas doesnt have any of that magic and tradition like it used to. theres no santa, no desire to watch creepy claymation movies, the whole is just kind of a sham once you grow out of that though.
thats why i enjoy holidays like haloween or st patricks day, they arent lying about anything theyre days set up to just have fun and party. maybe if christmas was more about having fun - like its intended to be - and less about bargain hunting and sweaters itd be a better holiday.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
hypnotoad wrote:
interesting when you read this thread, most of the anti-christmas responses go something like:
“i hate my life…christmas sucks!”
when you actually start giving a shit about other people, the annoyances that are being complained about start being somewhat enjoyable.
i dont hate my life. or hate everyone else either, although certain people in my family are aggravating me through their incompatance but thats another story.
to me it seems the whole message of christmas about caring and sharing and all that stuff is lost through the comotion of dinner dates and shopping. i feel like instead of embracing those feelings naturally theyre also forced upon you so that instead of going out and buying stuff for people because you want to its because you HAVE to.
but when youre a kid or have a kid i think its different. once you hit adolescence and adulthood christmas doesnt have any of that magic and tradition like it used to. theres no santa, no desire to watch creepy claymation movies, the whole is just kind of a sham once you grow out of that though.
thats why i enjoy holidays like haloween or st patricks day, they arent lying about anything theyre days set up to just have fun and party. maybe if christmas was more about having fun - like its intended to be - and less about bargain hunting and sweaters itd be a better holiday.[/quote]
i lot of it is your perception, though. i dont feel like i HAVE to go and buy peopl things, like its forced on me. i WANT to get them something they will hopefully enjoy. i love hoilday dinners, as well - people drunk off their asses and cutting loose in a way they almost never do at other times. yea, the magic goes out of it when you grow up, but it can still be fun.
i also dont get caught up in the shopping too much, i got 9 gifts in 2 hours flat today. so my view may be a bit skewed from the people who spend weeks hunting down gifts.
i agree with you though, when i was in my early twenties i preferred the party holidays far more, halloween in NY was awesome, night before thanksgiving bar hopping/clubbing, new years at a club or party. meeting up with family could be laborious, especially hungover/cracked out/still high from the night before lol.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
rainjack wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
awww you had to sell your plasma tv. if you cant afford to buy your kids shit wtf were you doing with a plasma tv in the first place?
Are you really this fucking stupid? Never mind - forget I even asked.
Plasma - as in the liquid portion of your blood.
i thought i saw a “tv” in there, regardless i dont feel bad for you at all. youre not raising your kids alone, you recently went on a vacation, maybe if you were a single parent who’s debts exceeded their income or had your kid when you were 17. plus youre a republican. [/quote]
Wait till you have to be responsible for somethig besides the music you listen to, or the gay fucking pants you think are so important.
You are a walking talking poster boy for forced abortions.
[quote]snipeout wrote:
Am I correct in assuming you don’t have any children?[/quote]
No, I do have a son. And he doesn’t get too excited either. I mean, he likes getting presents, but it’s not something he gets overly anxious about. It’s sort of like an extra birthday. He gets more excited for other occasions throughout the year. Comic con, for example.
Now, I’m not ignorant. I’m sure my indifference to the holiday has rubbed off on him. At the same time, I don’t think we’re missing anything by not matching everyone else’s level of excitement. Or maybe we’re just weird.
And just for the record, I am not one of those people that hates Christmas or shopping – well, I kinda hate shopping. Like I said, I’m just indifferent.
Actually, I used to really get into putting up lights. For whatever reason, I liked organizing and setting up the outside lights. Somewhere along the line, I got tired of it and it became more of a pain than it was worth.
Oh, and I absolutely, freaking LOVE egg nog!
[quote]rainjack wrote:
Wait till you have to be responsible for somethig besides …the gay fucking pants you think are so important.
[/quote]
HAHAHA!
Christmas is great if you have stuff like…I don’t know, friends, and people that enjoy being around you.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
rainjack wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
awww you had to sell your plasma tv. if you cant afford to buy your kids shit wtf were you doing with a plasma tv in the first place?
Are you really this fucking stupid? Never mind - forget I even asked.
Plasma - as in the liquid portion of your blood.
i thought i saw a “tv” in there, regardless i dont feel bad for you at all. youre not raising your kids alone, you recently went on a vacation, maybe if you were a single parent who’s debts exceeded their income or had your kid when you were 17. plus youre a republican.
Wait till you have to be responsible for somethig besides the music you listen to, or the gay fucking pants you think are so important.
You are a walking talking poster boy for forced abortions. [/quote]
you are a walkt talking poster boy for euthanasia, you old fuck.
lobster and shrimp are insects of the sea. they taste mighty fine to me.
baileys irish cream in a shot glass after being in the freezer, spumante or coquito (sp?) beat egg nog every time.
chestnuts roasting on an open fire sung by nat king cole, my favorite things, silent night, the little drummer boy… best christmas songs. sitting near a fireplace, roast pork or a real ham sandwich…even chinese food take out after leftovers are gone…or if you never cooked in the first place.
lights inside the house and outside on other buildings… pretty against the black sky. why cry? it’s what you make it, just like anything else. why sooooo serious?
[quote]Otep wrote:
zephead4747 wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
Christmas sucks for the fact that i work at a grocery store and it is probably the busiest time of the year. I pretty much hate all holidays because of this.
Only good thing is i got a standing rib roast today for $3.77 a pound plus my special 25% off employee discount. So freaking cheap, can’t wait to cook it on sunday.
I wish I got a 25% discount.
Yeah, me too.
But then I’d have to work sacking groceries or whatever, and that would SUCK![/quote]
it’s pretty decent for high school jobs anyways. I work with some hot college girls. And I usually work at night so we can talk, it’s excellent.
[quote]hypnotoad wrote:
interesting when you read this thread, most of the anti-christmas responses go something like:
“i hate my life…christmas sucks!”
when you actually start giving a shit about other people, the annoyances that are being complained about start being somewhat enjoyable.
[/quote]
Christmas would be a whole lot more enjoyable if I didn’t have to act happy when people gave me shit I don’t want, use, or even have room for.
[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
hypnotoad wrote:
interesting when you read this thread, most of the anti-christmas responses go something like:
“i hate my life…christmas sucks!”
when you actually start giving a shit about other people, the annoyances that are being complained about start being somewhat enjoyable.
Christmas would be a whole lot more enjoyable if I didn’t have to act happy when people gave me shit I don’t want, use, or even have room for.[/quote]
Acting happy is half the fun, think of it this way, you’ll have great stories to tell all those hot college girls about all your family weirdness and your strange presents.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
awww you had to sell your plasma tv. if you cant afford to buy your kids shit wtf were you doing with a plasma tv in the first place?
Are you really this fucking stupid? Never mind - forget I even asked.
Plasma - as in the liquid portion of your blood.
[/quote]
Hahaha! Life went downhill when people on welfare could get online.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
Hahaha! Life went downhill when people on welfare could get online.
[/quote]
the internet went downhill when people over 30 found out about the internet.
but whats even more pathetic is the fact that you basically just said your life is the internet.
Damn 781 - You’re a big pussy!
[quote]HangerBaby wrote:
Damn 781 - You’re a big pussy![/quote]
glad you noticed.