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Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:04 pm to Bayou
Well…
Christmas has been ruined. It has turned into a day that is more about gifts (debt), guilt, and resentment.
Picture this, you are a single parent, busting your arse, and Christmas rolls around. You do everything you can to make that day as magical as you can for your kid. You probably overspend and why wouldn’t you?
Johnny down the street scored a dirt bike, an Xbox, and a basketball goal. Does Santa love him more? Is Johnny a much better kid?
So you go into debt. You spend the next several months climbing out of that debt, only to do it all over again.
Christmas has completely lost its meaning. It’s now about a fat dude, who was literally created by Coca Cola to sell more drinks.
And let’s not get into the mutual gift giving of extended family. You give a nice gift to your cousin or aunt and they get you something thoughtless or cheap, and resentment kicks in.
We celebrate the frick out of Thanksgiving. That doesn’t mean I don’t give my daughter gifts for Christmas. She’s always done well, but it’s almost lagniappe. She always has what she needs and most of what she wants the other 364 days. This year, she’s getting amazing concert tickets to see a band with me that we both really love, an experience.
Thanksgiving has turned into what I think Christmas should be, and it gets overlooked. Good food, good drink, family and friends, football, some movies on the couch with loved ones. The only thing missing is church.
Christmas has been ruined. It has turned into a day that is more about gifts (debt), guilt, and resentment.
Picture this, you are a single parent, busting your arse, and Christmas rolls around. You do everything you can to make that day as magical as you can for your kid. You probably overspend and why wouldn’t you?
Johnny down the street scored a dirt bike, an Xbox, and a basketball goal. Does Santa love him more? Is Johnny a much better kid?
So you go into debt. You spend the next several months climbing out of that debt, only to do it all over again.
Christmas has completely lost its meaning. It’s now about a fat dude, who was literally created by Coca Cola to sell more drinks.
And let’s not get into the mutual gift giving of extended family. You give a nice gift to your cousin or aunt and they get you something thoughtless or cheap, and resentment kicks in.
We celebrate the frick out of Thanksgiving. That doesn’t mean I don’t give my daughter gifts for Christmas. She’s always done well, but it’s almost lagniappe. She always has what she needs and most of what she wants the other 364 days. This year, she’s getting amazing concert tickets to see a band with me that we both really love, an experience.
Thanksgiving has turned into what I think Christmas should be, and it gets overlooked. Good food, good drink, family and friends, football, some movies on the couch with loved ones. The only thing missing is church.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:36 pm to Dawgfanman
Christmas was hard for me for a while. My mom died 2 days before Christmas my freshman year of college. I hated it for a while. But now, I have a family of my own, it’s reignited a love that I used to have of the season seeing their excitement and wonder. It’s gone from a mourning season to one of enjoying the memories
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:38 pm to Breesus
quote:And the birth of Santa Claus. Pretty awesome coincidence.
Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Christ
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:45 pm to Swamp Angel
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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.
I'll be responsible for making a thread today a woman hating thread. Is the marketing for men, or for women? They respond to it, so it happens, since they control the bulk of household spending.
If you want to call me wrong, tell me one f@*% straight dude that wants to hear Mariah Carey. Ever.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:46 pm to Bayou
Our kids are grown with no grandkids yet and we both come from small families, We are both only children so our kids have no cousins. We have very few first cousins ourselves, I only have 5.
That and working retail in high school and college have stomped it for us. Our kids we just give $ and we don't buy each other presents, we buy whatever, whenever.
That and working retail in high school and college have stomped it for us. Our kids we just give $ and we don't buy each other presents, we buy whatever, whenever.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:30 pm to Dawgfanman
Man Im so sorry to hear that, brother.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 10:17 pm to Bayou
We do Christmas, just not until after Thanksgiving.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 10:24 pm to Bayou
Well, 10 days before Christmas I got a letter from a lawyer representing my WHORE of a wife. Gave the fake tree and ornaments away. Surprised she didn’t take them in the divorce.
But, I really love this time of year. She put a bow around her pussy and rode half of Birmingham until my money ran out.
But, I really love this time of year. She put a bow around her pussy and rode half of Birmingham until my money ran out.
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