This time of year is hard. You see how everyone is going about purchasing presents and ready to knock over others to get that deal or at this time were everyone is suppose to be happy they are just the opposite. It's depressing. And me being alone it makes me so sad to see all these couples spending time together or at how the commercials make it seem like everyone is happily in love or how families are idealize this time of year.
2006-12-24 16:17:28 · 17 answers · asked by dnisey64 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Me myself wish I could hibernate from November 15th to February 20th. I use to like this time of year even if the presents weren't so great. But when I was a kid I remember people being happier Or at least it was my perception of other people.
2006-12-24 16:43:35 · update #1
I also don't see why 12/31 is so great it's just another day that changes it's last name... It's my birthday also. Woohoo.
2006-12-24 16:48:22 · update #2
its not just about the comericals...those things really bug me! but the whole reason that christmas is even celebrated is because of the Birth Of Jesus.THe comericals make it seem so fake and sometimes you forget the real meaning of why we are celebrating Christmas
2006-12-24 16:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by pinkprincessof09 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what you said it seems the commercialism of Christmas is what bothers you most. You need to find what makes you happy in it.
A few years ago after my mother died (my father died when I was 2) I didn't think it could be possible that I would once again find joy in Christmas. It took me stepping back and understanding what Christmas was about. It wasn't about the lights and presents but about people and that Jesus was given to us as a promise that once this Earthly life was over we would have another life. It was God's proof. That helped me by understanding that the people who I had lost would be with me again. Now, while you may not have lost anybody, I am trying to show that you have to find the light in all of this for yourself. Adopt a family for Christmas if you can afford it or spend time with an elder that doesn't have anybody. It's the human connection that is lacking with all of these ads. That's all. Take a look into yourself and see what good you can do and do it! Spend time with others and you shall rediscover the joy that happened on that day 2000 years ago.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
2006-12-24 16:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by tusalmj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't raised to believe in the myth of Christmas. If it weren't for the rest of the world going crazy this time of year, for me it would just be another day of the week. From an outsider's perspective, Christmas is fake, hypocritical, and overall an unnecessary headache. Of course some people have a huge nostalgic emotional attachment to it - that's the result of the huge focus on indoctrinating children that happens this time of year. Kids get these faked-up scenarios and glowy happy memories, and grow up remembering Christmas as the best thing that ever happened every year. Then they grow up, and even though the hard facts teach them that it's a bunch of hooey, that childhood programming is hard to shake. By the time they have their own kids, of course they don't want to deny their children the best thing that ever happened to them, so they just start the whole cycle of lies, disappointment, and hypocrisy all over again.
Merry Christmas.
2006-12-24 16:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 08:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by pour 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe some do have a hard time at Christmas . But I love Christmas and I think it is a wonderful time of the year. Just think about what it is all about. The birth of our blessed savior. What a happy time it is indeed. Just to have such a Savior. A friend indeed for all His friends in need. You need to get off the negative and see the positive. Christ had the most positive effect upon this whole world and it will never be the same again. You see God would of destroyed this world and everything in it if it were not for Christ. Christ redeemed us from destruction. Praise God for this time of year that helps us to remember our Savior. Amen!
2006-12-24 16:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by justice 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Merry Christmas
2006-12-25 00:58:29 · answer #6 · answered by myangel_101211 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very depressing... Tis the season..... of suicidal tendencies. Some people just have a really hard time right now. Alone. Money. Watching and feeling others depression. It's overthrown by too much of who Jesus is anyway. However, even though I hate it, it means so much to some people. Therefore, I am also glad for it. But mostly I just hate it.............
2006-12-24 16:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by hudson_floridamale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hayi was just going through some of your answers i think tusalm's answer is great i think you should realy take that advice ,
and as for ralph c i think you should take some of these answers advice too, your wife wasn't the reason you started celerbrating christmas in the first place was it so why should you stop celerbrating that your not together, i know it might seem hard but it might help you get over the heart try having some fun with others on christmas it might do you the world of good
2006-12-24 16:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi i'm not doing christmas for the 2nd year in a row. my wife left me 11 months ago & moved out after 3 years of marriage. she filed for divorce on me & its been continued for mediation at present time. i remember my wifes & mine first christmas together still. its but a memory now. since she left me & the marriage i no longer have any christmas spirit left within me & my life has gotten very dark. my health is unstable & my doctors say the cause is due to the trauma of her leaving me but she's not totally to blame for my bad health right now. i'm sitting here sad, emotional, & are hating christmas morning arriving today later.i'll be glad when christmas & new years over rated holidays are over & done with.
i didn't put my tree up, lights up or any decorations this year again& i probaly never will ever again & thats ok with me.
for those of you enjoying christmas out there- bah hum bug
2006-12-24 16:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by amtrakcafe2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being married with children is not much better. With two families the bill for christmas has been in excess of $600. If you count in travel expences it could be as high as $1800. I do agree that materialism has gotten excessive and the true meaning has long been lost. My family lives in NY my wives family is in OK, and we live in southern TX. I grew up being with family for the holidays and it can be depressing.
2006-12-24 16:24:10 · answer #10 · answered by m_knobel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like holiday's in the summer. I like fair weather days. Christmas is okay, but New Year's and 4th of July are my favorites. New Year's because it is a new chance to have a new lease on life, and the 4th of July because it is a time to relax and celebrate independence.
2006-12-24 16:23:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋