Anyone else hate Christmas/Holidays...?

I thought I was the only one who dislikes this time of year. There's too much food around for me and it doesn't even feel like Christmas. I used to enjoy this part of the season but now, I don't.
Plus all the religion that gets shoved down my throat during this time really pisses me off.

yesssss.................:-(

YES!

My aunty and uncle are real up themselves snobs who just sit there in their brand name clothes thinkig they are better than everyone else. Oh, and they told their children (my cousins who are 4 and 5) and ADORABLE not to talk to me or any of my family for any reason :L
Oh right and then there is the brother who likes to abuse people... cool beans...
And just today my cousin called me a retard from counting calories..
and i Get endless verbal abuse from my parents..

yeah my family is ****ed.

I'm not big into holidays. Thanksgiving is probably about my favorite because it focuses more on family and togetherness!!

As I have gotten older I have learned to make the holidays simple. I make a simple Christmas Eve dinner with a few desserts, sometimes times store bought. No I don't make the christmas cookies anymore. I don't run around shopping(online shopping works for me) When I was younger I would do all the things society said to make a perfect christmas and be to tired and stressed to enjoy it. I am not perfect and my family is fine with that.

it's a shame you can't have the holiday without the Christmas it would save a lot of money in my house

Sounds like I have the opposite situation than many people...I would love to be with my family, but I'm an ocean away this year

If at any time I feel like family, situations or the commercialization of the holidays is bothering me I like to think about a duck.

Try this:

1. Go find a duck
2. Get a glass of water
3. Set the duck on the floor and pour the water on it
4. Watch the duck
5. Go get a mop to clean up the floor
6. Notice that the duck is perfectly OK

If you just shake it off, it will be those who pour the water that have cleaning up to do; I'd rather be the duck.

The Holidays are always make me feel sad. I go through the motions but I hate them.

If at any time I feel like family, situations or the commercialization of the holidays is bothering me I like to think about a duck.

Try this:

1. Go find a duck
2. Get a glass of water
3. Set the duck on the floor and pour the water on it
4. Watch the duck
5. Go get a mop to clean up the floor
6. Notice that the duck is perfectly OK

If you just shake it off, it will be those who pour the water that have cleaning up to do; I'd rather be the duck.

May your problems always be so small that they're solved by "thinking about a duck."

I try not to minimize other people's problems when I don't have a clue what those problems are or how they are trying to handle them. Some people are dealing with death, major health problems, and serious issues with their families. The holidays are notorious for bringing about depression and exacerbating things that we've let "roll off our backs" all year. I get that you're trying to be positive and helpful, which is nice of you. Thanks for the reminder to keep things in perspective.

I hate it! It's too stressful for me and over commercialized. I'm finding it more difficult to fake the joy the older I get, but I have to try since I have a 3 year old.

I hate this time of year because it reminds me how much I don't get along with my family, specifically my three brothers. Like, can't stand to be in the same room with them a lot of the time. Anyone else hate holidays?

You are still young. Hopefully in time you will come to at least like one another. Be grateful for your family. I have only a son. All family is no longer here and Christmas is spent alone. Just try to appreciate what you have.

Christmas is what you make it. Sure it's commercialized, and full of fluff out in the big world .. THAT part, I could do without. THAT's not what I choose to make MY Christmas about.

In THIS household .. it's about family and sharing. We are a close family (Myself, my husband, our kids and their partners .. and whooo hooo! .. and baby grand daughter) as it is, and we share our time often, not just at Christmas. But, because we don't visit with our extended families as often as we'd like, this is a time when we make an effort to ALL get together.

Our brothers and sisters (on both my side and my hubby's side) who have families of their own and now that we all have grandchildren, when we all get together it is exhausting, but I absolutely LOVE it. I'm thinking we are going to have to rent a hall to get everyone in the same room for dinner one of these years. It's tradition to share a meal as a family ... no matter how many members there is.

It all reminds me of my Mom, who has been gone but not forgotten for over 25 yrs now. SHE loved when family came converged in her living room. It was NEVER about presents and gifts .. it wasn't about spending money .. it was about spending time. I like to think, I am passing THAT sentiment onto my own kids and they will pass it on to theirs.

We are not a wealthy family, by any means. We work hard for our money. We don't buy gifts .. just to buy gifts. It's not as shallow, cold and calculated as that. We buy gifts which are given from the heart. I buy things that my family might need and will enjoy .. things that they might not purchase themselves and we also dig a little deeper to give to charity at Christmas .. because typically, Christmas comes during a time of the year when temperatures plummet and need is great.

You are right! I thank God for revealing that to me last year. We dislike the "holidays" so much because it's a sham. Pagan. Jeremiah 10:1-3. The Bible does state that we should do this in remembrance of him but the Bible was referring to His death, not His birth like you said. Jesus spoke of His Father's message and covenant with Abraham back in the Old Testament (The Ten Commandments and the Coming Kingdom) not of trees, getting broke, and being nice to people for one week only and then going back to being hateful and mean. So, don't feel dismayed that you don't like the holiday. Just thank God for tugging at your heart to let you know that "something is just not right" because it isn't. Save your money and still love your family and if they don't want to accept you and your doctrines "shake the dust from your feet" and walk out of there! Matthew 10 explains that, too.

Oooooh yeahhhh... this "season" gets me super stressed thanks to so much ugly family drama when I was a kid. I'm not religious, so that whole thing means zilch to me, and I really HATE shopping for gifts because I never feel they're going to be good enough. I prefer to give cash!! Get whatever you want, yanno?

Kind of funny - my therapist has tried to give me happier associations with Christmas for 3 years straight, to no avail. Finally this year she said, "How about you use this time to create your OWN holidays? Something that actually means something to YOU?" That's working better for me. My kids are very supportive and don't care what I want to do as long as we can get together and have fun. I did get them some gifts this year, but am giving cash to my youngest because that's exactly what he wants.

I only went to one party - for work. Declined the multi-family events that get me so stressed and miserable, and will just spend time with my sons, DIL, and grandson. THAT I actually look forward to, and that's made a huge difference in how I feel this year.

Instead of having to paste a smile on my face and fake my way through a party where I'm really uncomfortable and can't wait to leave, this year I'm finally just doing what I *want* to do. So I'm happy! And I'm grateful that my kids understand and are totally cool with it.