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How do you feel about the holidays? Love, hate, apathy?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 642126" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Honestly, I don't enjoy it at all any more. I haven't for many years. For me it's just a big stress filled, expensive ordeal to get through and it's pure relief when it's all over with! Starting mid-November, I start to feel the "Christmas noose" tightening around my neck. All of this, the shopping, decorating, wrapping, baking ... they're all just chores that I do NOT enjoy doing and never have. I used to enjoy it when the kids were little and I got to see it all through their eyes. But somewhere along the line, my function became being the one doing all the work to ensure that everybody else has a good time.</p><p></p><p>And now the kids are grown. My son lives here, my daughter, sister in law and five year old grandson live 600 miles away. And ever since my grandson was born, my son and I have made the trip down to see them every Christmas. My son does help out but my funds are very limited and every year I figure and refigure my budget to make sure that I can afford the gifts, gas money for the trip, boarding the four dogs, etc., without running myself dry. Even after downsizing on the gifts this year, I'm cutting it very, very close. I hate the ordeal of that long trip. I don't really enjoy it until we're pulling in to their driveway, but I only get to see them once a year and I would enjoy it just as much if it wasn't Christmas. If it was all up to me, I'd crawl in the closet with a blanket over my head and stay there till it's all over with! It makes me sad to feel that way but I do, especially this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 642126, member: 1883"] Honestly, I don't enjoy it at all any more. I haven't for many years. For me it's just a big stress filled, expensive ordeal to get through and it's pure relief when it's all over with! Starting mid-November, I start to feel the "Christmas noose" tightening around my neck. All of this, the shopping, decorating, wrapping, baking ... they're all just chores that I do NOT enjoy doing and never have. I used to enjoy it when the kids were little and I got to see it all through their eyes. But somewhere along the line, my function became being the one doing all the work to ensure that everybody else has a good time. And now the kids are grown. My son lives here, my daughter, sister in law and five year old grandson live 600 miles away. And ever since my grandson was born, my son and I have made the trip down to see them every Christmas. My son does help out but my funds are very limited and every year I figure and refigure my budget to make sure that I can afford the gifts, gas money for the trip, boarding the four dogs, etc., without running myself dry. Even after downsizing on the gifts this year, I'm cutting it very, very close. I hate the ordeal of that long trip. I don't really enjoy it until we're pulling in to their driveway, but I only get to see them once a year and I would enjoy it just as much if it wasn't Christmas. If it was all up to me, I'd crawl in the closet with a blanket over my head and stay there till it's all over with! It makes me sad to feel that way but I do, especially this year. [/QUOTE]
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