Impressed with all the shopping you have done ..Love the festive food,parties, time off to spend quality time with the family. Extremely organised this year, done all the shopping which I even enjoyed this year, avoiding all the hustle in the shops, so a very relaxed Christmas break. Only thing I dislike is at these times a heightened sense of grief on remembrance to the Christmas past where not all will be attending.
Those are lovely memories , sometimes it's the little gifts that are not expensive that mean the most Xi could write a long list about tacky aspects of Christmas, but I prefer to forget about them in favour of the special things, events and people. Actually I think people are amazing, you couldn't write the script.
About cats hating Christmas: Tabs loves the fires we light at Christmas, but she gets a little shy, cross and wary of crowds of visitors, - especially if they turn up in fancy dress, - and escapes - to a bed in a dark bedroom.
Christmas in hospital can be a bit strange. My son was born on December 18th, thirty years ago, and he and I were still in hospital on Christmas Day. Early morning, all the patients were given Christmas cards, and prezzies - a bar of soap for me and a flannel for my son - I don't know why I was so affected by this kind gesture, but I was.
Enjoy your present , great idea you deserve a nice present XThe pressure of Christmas is huge. In my last house I got a card every year from someone I didn't know. At the 20 year mark there was a message saying, "We still live at No. 11" which suggests they were not getting a reply but did not know how to cross someone off their list.
It happened again at this house but at about the 15 year mark the message said, "Sorry to hear about Gwen". I made enquiries and the previous owners wife had indeed died. The sender knew that she was dead but didn't know that she had moved house fifteen years before.
I was unreliable in the card sending department and gave up a few years ago. Other people must have crossed me off their list since incoming cards are fewer but some still arrive.
As for the rest of Christmas, you can keep it. Silly present buying to, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". Getting presents that I have no use for since the giver is compelled to conform.
These days I just buy myself a present. I always like it.
Those are lovely memories , sometimes it's the little gifts that are not expensive that mean the most X
I love cats they love the lights on the tree .. And getting a gift , well I like all animals to get a gift X
Could you write the tacky list lolX
Nice to think of those not with us , can't be avoided ..We love chrimbo, especially with six grandkids and seeing them as we all have busy lives.
Christmas is so special to the kids, and we always spoil them.
However, the drawback and its something that we have lived with in our adult life.
The father in law and other members of her big family are alcoholics and have regularly tried to spoil Christmas. The wife is so good at stamping on it and sending them home or to their rooms! Nobody likes a drunk with kids around!
Why do they have to do it?
I know they can't help it!
That is the only hate I have at Christmas!
I think it is a time to celebrate the end of a probable trying and rueful year!
You have good ones and bad ones! And some awful ones!
How many of our family and friends are missing and I always like to think of them at this time!
Hahai suppose I could, just for you then, I'll see what I can do, lol,
Christmas is changing all the time XAll us older family members agreed a while ago that trying to buy for each other is a nightmare and we all end up with stuff we don't really want or need. I know people buy in desperation in the end but come on ... biscuits, chocolates and food items we always had in anyway (not this year), sets of soap and bubble bath (have they really not noticed we only have a shower?) and I don't really want to go round smelling like a fruit shop (Mango & Watermelon shower gel!!) so now we don't bother.
Works for us
Nice to think of those not with us , can't be avoided ..
Sounds lovely all the grandchildren ..
Sorry about the hate .. Situation , difficult one that .. But have a very happy Christmas ..
Hate, all those Christmas songs churning out from the radio, there's some classics but some be destined to the dustbin of history
Christmas is changing all the time X
HahaX
Hate, all those Christmas songs churning out from the radio, there's some classics but some be destined to the dustbin of history
Yes it's all nice , however everyone does Christmas , in their own way ..Well I'm eating my own words here, cos I can't decide that there is anything tacky about Christmas. I did try, Kat.
I've really enjoyed reading everyone's views on this thread.
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