Started By
Message

Why don't you do Christmas?

Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:09 am
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
41262 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:09 am
There are those that really are not into Christmas.
If you're not in to it what's your reason?
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
87996 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:11 am to
can't wait for it to be over
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69406 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:12 am to
Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Christ
Posted by stonedbegonias
Member since Jan 2010
12171 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:12 am to
The older I get the more stressful it gets for some reason, I long for January 2.
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
4390 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:13 am to
Divorced family drama. IFKYK
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
25747 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:14 am to
quote:

There are those that really are not into Christmas. If you're not in to it what's your reason?


I haven’t been in the mood much for it since 2009 when my Mom died 10 days before Christmas. She was divorced and I had two young kids at home. When I went to her home after she passed I found 1 kids presents laid out and realized she hadn’t done the shopping yet for the other. She had decorated too. She loved Christmas. Having to pack up her decorations, finish her shopping for my youngest, bury her, celebrate for the kids, etc. It broke something deep inside me.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92620 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:16 am to
Everything is going up today!

Got everything down from the attic and heading to get the tree in a bit.

Let's go!!!
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
168432 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:16 am to
Not so great childhood memories


But i don’t hate on Christmas fans. Just keep that shite to yourself until black friday.
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
45964 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:17 am to
I do do Christmas.
Posted by LSUGrad2024
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2023
546 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:17 am to
quote:

I haven’t been in the mood much for it since 2009 when my Mom died 10 days before Christmas. She was divorced and I had two young kids at home. When I went to her home after she passed I found 1 kids presents laid out and realized she hadn’t done the shopping yet for the other. She had decorated too. She loved Christmas. Having to pack up her decorations, finish her shopping for my youngest, bury her, celebrate for the kids, etc. It broke something deep inside me.


I'd say it's a lot of this type of stuff. Broken hearts. Could be death like this, or bad childhoods and it translates to not ever having a reason to enjoy Christmas.

On the other hand, many people against Christmas have anger issues, are narcissists, or don't like joy/happiness/celebration in general. Broken souls.
This post was edited on 11/22/25 at 9:18 am
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
87996 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:17 am to
quote:

Everything is going up today!



our whole town is already decorated up for Christmas, it's like everyone forgot we haven't had Thanksgiving yet
Posted by Chuck Barris
Member since Apr 2013
2817 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:19 am to
All ICE resources should be redirected towards deporting anyone who puts up Christmas lights before Advent or keeps them up after Epiphany.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70317 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:19 am to
quote:

If you're not in to it what's your reason?


I'll tell you why.

The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn't home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. That's when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He'd been climbing down the chimney... his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
45893 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:19 am to
quote:

can't wait for it to be over


STMCDB
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92620 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:20 am to
quote:

it's like everyone forgot we haven't had Thanksgiving yet


Oh, we will still celebrate Thanksgiving for sure, but it's nice to have the Christmas stuff up when doing so.

We're usually the weekend after Thanksgiving decorating people, but we're busy that weekend and will be on a trip from Christmas Day to Jan 2, so the window to enjoy everything is a bit shorter this year, so we are decorating today.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92620 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:22 am to
quote:

All ICE resources should be redirected towards deporting anyone who puts up Christmas lights before Advent or keeps them up after Epiphany.


But I'm white and was born here???

I have all of my documents and will happily invite the ICE boys/girls in for some egg nog (virgin, of course).
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70866 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:30 am to
quote:

Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Christ


And has been bastardized into a commercialized month + long assault of advertisement and white girl mom's trying to out flex other white girl moms.

Thanksgiving is the one true decent holiday left.
Posted by Swamp Angel
Somewhere on a river
Member since Jul 2004
9584 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:34 am to
1) It's over-commercialized beyond the point of annoying. If it just ramped up for the month from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day it would be fine.

2) As celebrated for the birth of Christ, I have no issue with it. I think it's wonderful that the world turns its attention to God at least on Christmas and Easter. (It'd be a better world if the other 363 days out of the year we remembered our Creator as well.)

3) My dad suddenly passed away on Dec 19th. The day after my brother's 21st birthday and a week before Christmas. No illness, no warning, no nothing. He just didn't wake up that Sunday morning in 1993. That kinda took the wind out of the sails for me. Thirty-two years later the numbing absence has been tempered by time, but I had already made it normal to see Christmas as any other day.

For those who absolutely love this time of year, I hope for you this year is the best Christmas season ever! And I hope each coming year proves better than the years before. I will simply enjoy it as another day given to us by God, and I will be pleased to sit contentedly and appreciate the joy that others feel during this time of year.
This post was edited on 11/22/25 at 9:35 am
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92620 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:41 am to
quote:

For those who absolutely love this time of year, I hope for you this year is the best Christmas season ever! And I hope each coming year proves better than the years before. I will simply enjoy it as another day given to us by God, and I will be pleased to sit contentedly and appreciate the joy that others feel during this time of year.


That's a great way to look at it.

I can certainly understand why it doesn't mean the same to you considering your personal experiences. I hope that whatever you are looking to get out of this Christmas is exactly what you need to get.

Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
30804 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:43 am to
quote:


quote:
If you're not in to it what's your reason?


I'll tell you why.

The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn't home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. That's when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He'd been climbing down the chimney... his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus.

I think I smell something here too.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 3Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram