Holiday Madness

[Whit]

From Dar:
none of us have forgotten what Christmas means

      Which would seem to have something to do with competitive gift-giving, whining and guilt trips... Hey, my family is has got it down too.

I've still got my "Just say Bah" button from the 80's and I'm rather fond of it. X-mas has been more fun now that I've got kids. As soon as they hit their teens and don't want to deal with it any more, I'm done.
      I hate everything about the season, the expense, the fake shows of appreciation for gifts that'll be in the next garage sale unopened, the family togetherness ... oh god ... the family togetherness..., the constant reminder of the 'true' meaning of Christmas whatever that is and the cards that pretty much say "Since I don't know you I got you a really generic card." With the death of my great-grandmothers a couple of years ago the food is just not the same. It's good but it's hard to beat the feast presented by two old women that are trying to out cook each other... Yeah, it sucks.
      My only saving grace is that I can take off with all the kids in the family at my heels. We have fun. The other adults leave me alone. No one bitches or gripes about me not talking to them the way they did when I was spending my holiday with video games.
      Then there is the two worst parts of x-mas. It's cold, I hate cold. Two, family togetherness.... *shudder*