i love work related Christmas parties, or any work related parties. you're a party pooper, Haik Bedrosian. boo-hoo.

 

Oh Anonymous. You're such a work-related-party girl.

 

hecks yeah! i live for work parties!

 

Hey, a day off work is always nice.

Haik, if it makes you feel better, Bob has yet to buy my gift (or gifts).

And we never go to the Christmas party.

This is a hard time of year. People place so many expectations on it, often ones that are impossible to live up to.

I grew up in a non-Christian home and Christmas was this huge deal with lots of presents (that my mom could not afford) and decorations and activities, etc. That was the meaning. It lacked any other significance. I used to do that too, after I had kids. I would skip paying my bills every December (except rent) and spend the next few months catching up. It was so stressful.

After we became Christians, Christmas became something more meaningful and we abandoned so much of the extravagance. It has been so much more enjoyable.

This year, I kind of bought a lot of gifts because I saved all of the money that I made with link ads on She's Right. I have mixed feelings about it. It's nice to be able to buy stuff, but I don't want the kids to go back to thinking it is a big present day and forget what we have tried to teach them for the past few years.

There is a Christmas song that I really like that says, "I celebrate the day that you were born to die, so I could one day pray for you to save my life." It reminds me that Christmas is really about remembering the beginning of Jesus' life on Earth, when Jesus was born. And that because of that birth, I am forgiven. I don't have to walk around carrying all of these burdens because of my faults and my mistakes. I don't have to beat myself up when I don't live up to even God's expectations because there is grace and second chances.

That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. For me anyway. It beats the stressful celebration of materialism.

Plus, it's an excuse to make a big fancy dinner with lots of delicious desserts. (But that's only a plus if you love to cook big dinners, like I do.)

Hang in there, Haik. It's almost over.

 

This year, I kind of bought a lot of gifts because I saved all of the money that I made with link ads on She's Right.

Damn! I gotta get on that. I've only sold one ad ever! Looks like Christmas isn't the only thing I'm bad at. Thanks for making me feel bad Charity!

Just kidding. Good comment. Thanks.

 

Therapy.

 

Why would I need therapy? I already have a blog.

 

You are one of the brightest, funniest most depressed people online. Maybe therapy for you is a bad idea for your readers interests. Yeah, forget therapy, keep blogging.

 

Thanks groovy U-V. You come on back often, y'hear?

 

Santa never gave me or Mr. Jupiter any presents. :-(
It's possible to tell your children the truth about Santa, look how well adjusted me and J turned out!

 

my holiday spirit died when i became a teenager. i remember exactly how it happened. i was 12, and the new year was approaching, and for the first time in my life i felt nothing. as a child, holidays were magical. i never was excited about birthdays, but loved New Year Celebration. i often wish i could feel like that again, even just for a moment.

 

i often wish i could feel like that again, even just for a moment.

I think I've heard someone say the exact same thing about an ecstasy trip.

Try to buck up camper! You're not nothing! You're Muriel frickin' Heslop and you don't need to listen to another ABBA song ever again!

...Wait a minute. Did you say "I felt nothing...?" I thought you said "I felt like nothing."

Never mind.

 

I know how you feel. I feel bad that I just want Christmas to be over. I thought that I might be reinvigorated as this is our first Christmas without the pretense of Santa. I still can't muster any enthusiasm....