I think the REAL joy for Christmas when we are kids is knowing we are going to get a bunch of neat presents. If not for that, none of the other crap like decorations or Xmas music would even matter.
Also when we are kids, our only job is to show up and enjoy. As we get older, we are then the ones trying to make the holiday happen and it is more work than fun.
Plus things like thieves really step up their game around the holidays so you have to guard shot with your life. Christmas music is shoved down our throats. There are family obligations.
Also I remember a couple years in the news they were snidely talking about how cops were planning on making record numbers of arrests for the holidays.
So now that we are grown, it is true that christmas is less cheerful. it is more headaches than anything. I just treat it like any other time of year. My room mate and i are having a turkey dinner for ourselves, that is the extent of "Christmas" this year. It is also more than I normally hassle with.
Does Christmas seems less chearful as the years go by?
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I think the REAL joy for Christmas when we are kids is knowing we are going to get a bunch of neat presents. If not for that, none of the other crap like decorations or Xmas music would even matter.
Also when we are kids, our only job is to show up and enjoy. As we get older, we are then the ones trying to make the holiday happen and it is more work than fun.
Plus things like thieves really step up their game around the holidays so you have to guard shot with your life. Christmas music is shoved down our throats. There are family obligations.
Also I remember a couple years in the news they were snidely talking about how cops were planning on making record numbers of arrests for the holidays.
So now that we are grown, it is true that christmas is less cheerful. it is more headaches than anything. I just treat it like any other time of year. My room mate and i are having a turkey dinner for ourselves, that is the extent of "Christmas" this year. It is also more than I normally hassle with.