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What do you like most about the Christmas season? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There's lots of things I like about Christmas but for me it's simple. I love the presents. Even if I don't like the present I love the thought of somebody thinking of me and putting hours into/using there own money to get me a gift.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (3 children)

My favorite part is when it's over and all the fake cheer dissolves.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

I feel this. I have a really hard time with holidays and i hate the media portrayal that it's a beautiful day for everyone. Abuse, neglect, illness, and everything else continues regardless of the calendar. This will be my second Christmas without my mom. I keep thinking of all the things she did over the years to make Christmas nice for me and it's made me want to participate a little more this year.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I started to downvote you, but it's an honest answer, so I stopped. But I can't bring myself to upvote you either ʘ‿ʘ

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I get this, after working retail as a teen/early 20's. I hated the music, the commercial nature of everything, the fakeness of it all. As a special extra, for those in the southern hemisphere "traditional" Christmas food is so dumb here.

But you know what "cured" me of this. My kids, they are what it's all about, they love the songs and gifts, time with us. Lake days and sun... its all wonderful to them.