I don't seen to care about Christmas this year (Page 2)

Damn......I think, in your case, you can get a special dispensation to go ahead and cancel X-mas.  Sorry for your troubles.

I am so sorry.

a little bit of chipotle salsa just came out of my nose when i laughed out loud.  bless you both for the laugh today.

Christmas is a stressful time for many, myself included. I grew up VERY poor and I knew it. I always tried to get away from christmas lists as I got older but my parents would insist on getting me things even though I asked them not too. knowing how much effort and trouble it caused them to dish out $50 for all my presents put a real damper on my celebrating. The best thing to me about Christmas, and what I do get in the mood for, is the dinners with family and friends and the Church services leading up to and on Christmas.

My wife has a hard time understanding this and insists on going big on the decorations and presents. Lights all over, decorations all over inside the house. a tree upstairs and downstairs, buying those light up lawn ornaments etc. I can put up with and help with all of that though because she respects me when it comes to presents and never goes overboard on it. She also makes the effort to make sure we have the big family dinner and that we go to church.

Last year was a bit messed up though - my sister in law went into labor early Christmas morning and gave birth to her twins on Christmas day. So this year we have a combined Christmas and Birthday celebration for them.

Christmas always creeps up on me....suddenly it's December I've done nothing and need to get busy!

My daughter is seven, Christmas is about her.  She loves it all, going to church with her dad, going to listen to Christmas Carols, buying and wrapping presents, visiting Santa at the mall, decorating the tree - all of it!

This year is even more special, we'll spend Christmas day with family here in Australia then she and i will fly overnight to the UK to spend the rest of the holidays with her grandparents.  She is very excited.

She asked me the other day if Santa is real?  i said it's up to you to believe what you want, but I still believe in him...if you don't believe then he can't be real.  She believes.

I know how you feel.

I think part of the problem is Christmas is no longer a special time of year. You start seeing Christmas decorations in stores in September, by the time December gets here you're over it already. Stores are opening on Thanksgiving evening now for the mad rush of shoppers. Christmas commercials bombard the TV. It's more of a turn-off now, than a joyful time.