I hate xmas

[fireball]

I have to admit. I have ulterior motives for hating on christmas.
Reason one:
One year we returned to school to find that six of our number would never return.
Seperate drink driving incidents, none of them had been drinking.
Reason two:
I don't get to see my kids.

I quite like the spending of time with family - even though they are not my blood.
I just wish that when I buy the most thoughtful gift I can manage they did not look like I just pissed in the pudding. Or worse sit there staring at it wondering either a) what is this? b) why on earth would he think I want one of those.

i agree with you bigdog......

and ive just been informed i need to get strawberries

[janno]

Well, I'm having a fantastic Christmas this year. I made whiskey fudge and coffee slice, and that's what everyone is getting for pressies. It's so much nicer when you don't have the stress of worrying what to buy someone. And as i don't have kids I can get away with it.

I'm not religious, but even I am fed up with the buy, buy, buy mantra. And now it seems that Christmas is all about the fesival of "Santa".

This is family and friends time for me, and after a most unpleasant year that was 2007, I'm so grateful for both. Including the froot loops on KB.

[fireball]

ok well as promised i am making an attempt to enjoy xmas this year.....
so tomorrow morning with a smile on my face drink in my hand i will be giving LilSels family xmas idea a go....

going to be a weird one i dont even know what a family is throwing myself in the deep end here.

as for the rest of you.. enjoy tomorrow as much as you can if not just smile and get drunk (no riding!)

so off i go out east strawberries and LilSels present in the backpack

have a good one and merry fucking xmas to you all.<--- thats my attempted smile!

[Maha]

have a good one and merry fucking xmas to you all.<--- thats my attempted smile!

Here something for ya i prepeared earlier.....taken about 7am today.....

[MadDuck]

Wheres my damn chain saw !!!!

[Big Dog]

ok well as promised i am making an attempt to enjoy xmas this year.....

Yet another year of trying to keep a happy face on even when I don't feel it.

I may bail halfway and be by my selves for a while.

Right now I don't feel much like acknowledging Christmas beyond one person who is not even particularly nice to me but whom I thought I would plunge my life savings into buying a bike jacket for. Don't care if he does not appreciate it. I just know I had the means and opportunity to do the right thing, so the right thing was done.

Given half a choice I would walk away and never come back at this point.
Can't say I have ever been this low before.

[Big Dog]

Please note: it will not help any for any bleeding heart to get on this forum and try to make me feel better.

In fact that would probably push me out into traffic at the moment.

[janno]

Well in that case, I hope you have signed up to be an organ donor. I for one could use a healthy kidney that may not be wanted or appreciated.

[Maha]

Wheres my damn chain saw !!!!

No illegal activety around here please Duckie!.....
Feel the love in this thread....wheres 007XX in moments of such crisis!!!

[MSTRS:Me]

It's actually the mid winter festival and predates Christ's birth date by about 6,000 years.

I got beat up lots by Christians growing up so I tend to walk away when people mention this particular religion.

Yep. The Christians moved the reason to Easter (hope & rebirth). But can't have the pagans festival-less so we now have Xmas.
And no, you were beaten up by small-minded bigots who wouldn't know a Christian if one sat on them.

Well I just made a chap a very happy chappie this evening....

I found a wallet lying on the road tonight near my local BP gas station....

Good onya Crashe. Don't need Xmas to do a good deed, eh?

Whats consumerisim got to do with christmas?? Nothing if you don't let it....

If you can't find christmas this year - its at our place and you are welcome to come and join us - no presents required, just some simple food, drink and a bit of a laugh.

And THAT is what Xmas is about...you

....xmas is a time for sharing & goodwill. Even pressies with Fireballs name on them from 'santa'

Last year I had two mates come spend the day with us... It is what its about... Mum asked me the other day 'is there anymore of your friends who dont have family or someone special to spend the day with?'...


Thats what I like about xmas... sharing what I am fortunate to have with those that are less fortunate, whether it be money, gifts, food, company or family... it makes me smile thats for sure

Your Mum sounds like she knows exactly what Xmas is about and because of that, so do you. Does Santa include batteries?

then you have to ask if you can be "nice" for the week leading up to xmas why the fuck is it so hard to be nice for the other 51 weeks of the year? if it's such a fucking effort for you to fail to be "nice" then don't bother.

Exactly.

Get angry about it being Christmas? Why? What is it that your really angry about?

Insecurities??

ok well as promised i am making an attempt to enjoy xmas this year.....
so tomorrow morning with a smile on my face drink in my hand i will be giving LilSels family xmas idea a go....

going to be a weird one i dont even know what a family is throwing myself in the deep end here.

Good start. You will find that it isn't that hard to have and share a good time. You do that with your mates throughout the year, don't you?

And to that other poster... Happy Hannukah. http://clf.uua.org/betweensundays/ea...ackground.html

[skidMark]

No illegal activety around here please Duckie!.....
Feel the love in this thread....wheres 007XX in moments of such crisis!!!

sharing secrets about you with your wife lol

[Mom]

Wheres my damn chain saw !!!!

Rotflmao! Naughty girl....Stop being so tough and come drink the wine with me...

ok well as promised i am making an attempt to enjoy xmas this year.....

Darlin, Christmas for me has changed so much over the years. I have vague Santa came memoriesfrom my childhood, which I have tried to maintain. There have been horrible years (working always was a better option). When my babies were little I went all out to give them the magic that is Xmas.

Tonight, I am waiting for my son to get here, bursting to hug him actually! He will be off to the pub after that to catch up with his mates My big girl is off at her fiances parents house, I wont see her (first year without my big girl), my youngest is here until 9am tomorrw. I wont see my lovely other kids, but we will talk. My Mom is not well enough for me to go and pick her up (2.5 hrs drive) so boxing day we go visit there.

I will wake up tomorrow with the excitement of a child, I have seen pressies under the tree with my name on! I get to tell my man I love him to bits, there are presents to be opened and hugs to be given and if I am lucky phone conversations with my big family overseas. Once the kids have gone, it will be Maha and me with any luck we will get the drop in friends, if not be assured we will make the most of the day!

Please note: it will not help any for any bleeding heart to get on this forum and try to make me feel better.

In fact that would probably push me out into traffic at the moment.

Fine then, dont feel better! Xmas sucks!!!!!!!! I am not actually being sarcastic either!! It can suck!! Have personally experienced a few suck arse ones myself. Have the best day you can mate!

[99TLS]

kids just gone to bed but not asleep yet, there trying to stay awake to see santee

[fireball]

Please note: it will not help any for any bleeding heart to get on this forum and try to make me feel better.

In fact that would probably push me out into traffic at the moment.

if you want to take the busa for a spin you have my number.....
and dont have work till thursday there is alot of road......

[Big Dog]

Well in that case, I hope you have signed up to be an organ donor. I for one could use a healthy kidney that may not be wanted or appreciated.

Yup, and I have never missed an opportunity to share with my loved ones that I don't give a shit what other people want, some one come all just don't put them on trademe...
Have good eyes, kidneys, liver, lungs better than average and the heart of horse.

When I turn toes up feel free.

Hell if you need one now and your a match you can have one, provided we can find enough sponsors to cover my time off work. If you want both you will need to wait your turn. Can't think of a bigger waste than to bury perfectly good organs.