Christmas 2021 The good the bad and the ugly.

[Mach123]

It’s Christmas because my wife and I stopped fighting, that held things up
about a week. I gave her gift this morning verbally . We are going to take a ballroom dancing lesson . Once at least. She’s been asking me about it since we met . I guess I can’t put it off any longer . One of “our” favorite movies , “Simply Ballroom”, rings in my head. We laughed out asses off. It’s nice to be happy this time of year. We have a funeral today which is sad but we get to see our relatives. When you get older you see everyone in the family at funerals instead of weddings . It’s still nice to see them. Just a few less of them. That’s not necessarily a bad thing either. Everyone’s kids are in different stages of being a mess. Everyone is more open about stuff like that now, because we are older we are less guarded I suppose. A few of them are successful. There’s always a remnant. It’s a family get together time of year.

 

[mamachick]

Oh yes, Christmas is coming, and seems fast this year. Maybe because of unseasonably warm weather. My grandson has been sick and I am hoping he will be well enough by then to celebrate, great age of 2. I dont have much to do. Each year, a bit less. Im not baking yet I miss it. I am missing some of those traditions yet grateful to be able to buy my way out. Im old and tired. All my shopping was on-line. Decorating was enough for me. I love the tree's, manuals, and lights but not in the spirit yet. I guess I will be in a couple of days when it becomes real. I should say, the commercial part come real. I am feeling very spiritual, so thats a good thing. More than when I was younger. Time changes all of us.

 

[Friday]

week. I gave her gift this morning verbally . We are going to take a ballroom dancing lesson . Once at least. She’s been asking me about it since we met . I guess I can’t put it off any longer .

It’s “easy” when one person is expert and can guide the other.

It’s an adventure when both are new.



Give it at least 2.

 

[Mach123]

I own I’m a little depressed, but it’s Christmas and the full moon just gone by sorta ripped me a new one.

I did an errand this morning and tried a little last minute shopping, but my heart wasn’t in it .

We are communicating with all the relatives, gifts and Christmas cards still trickling in from here and there. I was on the road about 2pm and I couldn’t wait to get home .

Everyone driving around now is frantic or drunk or both lol. See you next week when everything gets back to normal. It’s suffocating. It took me years to stop doing that to myself . I felt like I HAD to DO something about Christmas.

The women feel like that even more . I watch my wife go through it and I recognize now it’s like a ritual. She has to do so much and then it’s all done .

I don’t care anymore and that’s where the depression is ? I’m glad I don’t care anymore it’s a relief but, you see it as something passing. A time in life That’s gone by. I don’t mind a little holiday blues though.

It’s kid stuff to be depressed around the holidays, everyone is . It’s more dramatic to be depressed in the summer and stay in the house with the shades pulled down and the air conditioning on lol!

Almost there !

 

[somerandomguy]

My daughter's covid diagnosis has meant that we had to cancel every single last one of our plans. No traveling - we have to quarantine for 10 days. My parents are 75 and not in great health, so not visiting them for Christmas yet again is hugely painful. It's possible we'll never get another Christmas with them. Not to mention we'll miss my brother and his family, who we haven't seen in three years.

Basically, everything about this Christmas sucks now. f*ck covid.

 

[Chris-duck]

It’s kid stuff to be depressed around the holidays, everyone is . It’s more dramatic to be depressed in the summer

I'll bare in my mind to only get sad in summer. Cos that's what the cool kids do, amirite. I've always tried to time my sadz for the most dramatic time, shame I misunderstood when was saddest. Thank you for the tip

No traveling - we have to quarantine for 10 days. My parents are 75 and not in great health, so not visiting them for Christmas yet again is hugely painful. It's possible we'll never get another Christmas with them. Not to mention we'll miss my brother and his family, who we haven't seen in three years.

Genuinely. Step back. Do Christmas in the new year. Spend time with your immediate family (wife and kids). You have all the other times of year to see family too. Yes it's not ideal, but no it's not the only opportunity to spend time with family, no matter what random turkey adverts want you to think.

Meh. I'll be getting wasted on Christmas Eve with my mates and munching everything at parents on Christmas day. I usually love Christmas. Not feeling it this year.