I cannot tell a lie........

Misha000 said:
I cannot tell a lie... Christmas is a hard time for me. For a number of reasons..1. Its too commercialised and expensive. Ppl over indulge and pretty much regret it immediately. 2. My family (parents, siblings) do not live in the same country..I miss them terribly at Christmas, 3. I'm not religious at all. 4. Christmas ads, music and tv shows are cringeworthy.
Please don't call me a Grinch as I am actually a person who wishes you all the best time with your families. Just I cannot get excited about it myself.
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Love to all xxx
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Misha, first, I'd never call you a grinch about how you feel this time of year. Second, I agree with you on several things. The Christmas season has become not only too commercialized but also too politically correct. I remember when it was a time of giving. It's not like that anymore and that disgusts me. I too am not a religious person, not that I don't believe in it. I just don't practice. I believe everyone has their own way of "celebrating" and we should respect that, even when it is different than how we do it. Christmas/ holiday ads are cringeworthy. Again, too commercialized.

As for the family, mine is nearby. Due to some "differences" and my desire to remove the negative that I can from my life, this will be the second year I've not spent it with them. I can understand it being rough when you want to and can't as I spent 3 Christmases away while I was in the Navy. I'm sure you know that you are with them in spirit. Just do what you can to reach out to those you want to.
 
I can never tell a lie, when I was a child I never had Christmas decorations, my dad hated Christmas, he used to get up at midday and we weren't allowed to open up the presents. It felt like no Christmas at all. Used to besent to bed at 6pm so it was 6 hours of fun time. As I have a son I don't enjoy Christmas I don't know if it was due to my past I certainly been called a Grinch and Scrooge and I also been told I'm just like my dad. This part deeply hurts me very much, I am nothing like my dad, but just because I cannot stand Christmas I have to make an effort to smile but I cannot see the point to smile as now it's a gimmick, it's money making, the Christmas songs become boring as they get played over and over, I walked away from religion when I was 18. A lot of Christmas songs has nothing to do with religion but to actually want sex. That's a fact. Listen to the words of Mariah Carey "All I want for Christmas is you." Says it all as "I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree." So why is this a Christmas song?
John Lennon "So this is Christmas and what have you done?" That's the first line he says, so it feels to me he's making us guilty for something we haven't done or had done. Don't get me wrong I like this actual song even though, it gets boring but that first line makes me feel guilty because I do not like Christmas. Therefore, anyone saying they don't like Christmas you're not the only one and I think it takes courage to say "You don't like Christmas." I hear Christmas is about sharing, loving, caring and cherish the memories with someone close. Erm aren't we to do this 365 days a year? What makes Christmas that little special? If it's to say the birth of Jesus, well some religions say he was born in September.
 
Renee said:
I cannot tell a lie, those are some random things! I don't care either way for celery, love driving my brother's Toyota 4Runner, and liked Tom Cruise in Top Gun (I think it was the sand volleyball scene that sealed the deal on that one) :p
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I cannot tell a lie , Toyota's suck ass and are the Recall Kings . Tom Cruise is gay . And Celery is best with Peanut Butter .
 
Renee said:
I cannot tell a lie, the last 24 hours of my life have been really hard. I ended disclosing to my husband that I made a connection with somebody here, and asked him to agree to an open marriage. He's saying he's being supportive , while being a real a****** to me. Thank God for Rocketman, he makes me smile, even when I've been crying.
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Wow what a strong woman you are. Best of luck to you.
 
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