Jan 01, 2010 16:45
Why do people hate Christmas? I don't get it. Christmas is awesome! You get presents and stuff, you give people presents, there's christmas food, there's awful christmas carols that get stuck in your head, there's ridiculous christmas specials that are hilarious. What's not to like?
I realize that a lot of people dislike Christmas because they feel like it's just a capitals ploy to make them buy stuff, but whatever. Buying stuff is fun! Even if it's for people you don't like, whatever you still get the thrill of finding something that you know they'd like even if you'd rather get them a nose hair shaver, a scale, and some deodorant just to be mean. The fact that you didn't means that you're a nice and good person and that's pretty awesome.
I think a lot of people don't like Christmas because they don't want to have to buy people stuff, they don't want to get crappy presents that they don't like, and they don't want to have to feel indebted to someone if they do get something they do like. Well too bad! Gosh, give me a break. OMG, you have to give and recieve presents, it's the end of the world... Sheesh.
Getting crappy presents kind of sucks. And believe me I know how it feels. Nothing says merry christmas like facecloths, underwear, or .64 cents on a giftcard, but whatever. Am I going to let a crappy gift ruin my day? No, I'm going to realize that that person kind of sucks but irregardless christmas is awesome. Being born in December really stinks because people think that gives them an excuse to give you a birthday/christmas gift. Right, because I can't tell that you're just trying to be a cheapskate and get me one thing instead of two as if my birthday is somehow not important. And I mean that might be more understandable if I was born near christmas, but the 14th is not christmas day. Despite sucky people, however Christmas is still special and hey it's not all about the gifts anyway you grinches!
What about family? That, I think is another reason that people don't like about christmas, the presence of family members they despise or that bicker constantly. And believe me I know what that feels like. My mother hated christmas which always made it very stressful, nobody in my family gets along with eachother making tension inevitable and fights, even physical ones, quite probable, but that doesn't mean I have to let other people's bull shit kill the magic of christmas or my appreciation of it.
Christmas is awesome, and that's final. Any scrooges and grinches should keep their nastyness to themselves and stop trying to ruin my christmas cheer.
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