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Post by kittenhart on Nov 21, 2008 20:05:21 GMT -5
And now I say bah humbug. Not for nothing but traditional holidays and their traditions seem like nothing more than a cruel joke for the single and childless. And as if you don't feel crappy enough, you're bombarded with those stupid cards from people you never even talk to of their offspring in various versions of santa or elf wear accompanied by chatty letters about what a wonderful life they have. Whoop de doo. ROFL ....I so hear ya. Last year...my Christmas season was a drunken blur of painkillers and I didn't even put up a single decoration (hell, I still hadn't fully unpacked and was living amongst the stacked boxes...which embarrassingly enough didn't get fully unpacked until after my surgery ....in April  ) I remember deciding at the last minute to drive 3 hours to my brother's place for Christmas. I got to witness my niece's first Christmas, which was wonderful but bittersweet....given that I'll probably never have children of my own now. I then, also at the last minute, caught a seat sale red eye out to my parents' place on New Year's Eve, just because I simply had to get out of the city. So I think perhaps that is my new holiday tradition - showing up last minute and unannounced at other people's happy traditional gatherings and then trying to feel like I fit in, even when it's painfully surrealYep, I second the Bah Humbugs. |
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Post by jules on Nov 22, 2008 14:25:02 GMT -5
Ha! I knew that YOU would get it, khart... My new holiday tradition is similar to yours, and includes drinking more wine than usual  |
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Post by amola on Nov 24, 2008 13:44:43 GMT -5
My kids get new ones, too! I think it is really fun to get the hallmark ones of the characters they like. crap, go to cracker barrel a few days before christmas - they have awesome ornaments and they're already marked down! i love their ornaments! |
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Post by JC on Nov 24, 2008 17:32:02 GMT -5
i love this time of year.... it is my favorite!!! i put the kids tree up last night... although i think next year they will all be getting trees... with 3 of them, their poor little tree is about to fall over... they each get their hallmark series ornament for the year, and then whatever they are into that year. for several years now, will has been getting every train ornament from every store! depending on the year, we either celebrate on christmas eve, or christmas day. this year it is Christmas eve, so on Christmas eve, eve, my kids will open 1 present which is always the pajamas i made for them. christmas eve night is spent at my great aunts house, where the adults do dirty santa and the kids do pollyiana. then we go home, and i have christmas lunch/dinner at my house with my moms family and my brothers family... its all good fun. throughout i will leave periodically and go pick Will up, and drop him off so that he can go to all my exes family stuff too... my moms birthday is the day after christmas, and James is the 28th, so we usually have 2 birthday celebrations too... which make it fun, but break my wallet!
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Post by loshyra on Nov 24, 2008 20:41:18 GMT -5
Usually at this time of year, my family gets together and has a HUGE party. This year, my mom is with my oldest brother in California. My Oldest sister is going to celebrate with her husbands family. My youngest brother is in Cali with my mom and oldest brother. My just older sis and her family is with the in-laws and who the hell knows where the just younger bro is going to be.... Me, my hubby and shyra are having dinner with his family, now mind you, I really can't stand most of his family....BUT I will do it. His brothers, him and me get along GREAT!!! This is going to be the first thanksgiving his family will see Loshyra... She has changed sooooo much, so I know they will be shocked...
I am just happy to have family to love, and that loves me...
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Post by rocko on Nov 25, 2008 9:18:18 GMT -5
OH....good news...We are not exchanging gifts with my husband's parents this year!!!! They are broke and so are we (my car broke for the cost of 2k). The last few years they have gotten me some of the worst gifts 2005-two left shoes (it was an accident they say-i don't think so) 2006-Kelly green shoes with a gold swoosh on them at least one full size too big. (not suprised this time) 2007-A WHITE RUG- 1. I dont' do rugs (Scotty has trouble with them in his wheel chair). 2. I have three large dogs, 3 dirty boys and a wheel chair to run over a WHITE rug.  |
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Post by hoodieprincess on Nov 25, 2008 10:21:53 GMT -5
Last year I started what might be a new Thanksgiving tradition.
I don't get along with my family all that well. It was very difficult living with them and as much as I love them, I don't like them very much. Really, they aren't great people. Last year they were out of town so the kids and I spent Thanksgiving with my best friends (a married couple), "their" kids (her kids), and her parents and sister. They are all like family to me and often times are more emotionally/mentally supportive than my own family. It was nice, small and quiet. That is vastly different that typical Thanksgivings with my family of 40+. This year, I have just me. My mom and my grandmother are insistent that I go for Thanksgiving as my family will love to see me (I've missed some family events lately) and everyone wants to see how I am since moving out. But, I was invited to my best friend's house again this year. They said that it wouldn't be the same without me. I have no kids this year so it's easier to split my time but I think I will go to my folk's early and see everyone and then I am going to my best friend's family's house in the afternoon. I like how it feels to be there. It's warm and welcoming and they really do make me feel like family. So, I think a new tradition is in the works.
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Post by Phoenixx on Nov 26, 2008 13:59:32 GMT -5
My family doesn't like eachother enough to make any sort of effort for any type of holiday, Christmas, Eid, Islamic or anything else.
I'm kinda ok with that. ANyone want to suggest a new tradition for me to start?
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Post by c on Nov 26, 2008 14:26:52 GMT -5
My family doesn't like eachother enough to make any sort of effort for any type of holiday, Christmas, Eid, Islamic or anything else. I'm kinda ok with that. ANyone want to suggest a new tradition for me to start? How about a day for treating yourself to peace and quiet? A warm cup of tea, the remote and a small plate of fresh baked cookies. |
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Post by shattered on Nov 26, 2008 14:40:10 GMT -5
New holiday tradition for me:
Including the wonderful hugthat people on my list of blessings.
Happy, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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Post by rocko on Nov 27, 2008 8:06:39 GMT -5
I second that! Happy Turkey Days....I hope you all have a peaceful day.
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