What Do You Think Of The Holidays As You Get Older?

Answer 1

Well I am older,ha ha.And I still love the Holidays and most all about them,and yes its still hard sometimes.I never had that fun as a child,we didn't get Christmas,only once when I was 8 years old but to this day I can feel the magic of it,and it snowed,it was like a dream.I tried to do for my children that magic,they say I did,now I do it for the grands.I believe its the season for love,kindness,helping those less fortunate,a celebration of the savior's birth and hope for the world and filled with miracles,I made my own Christmas and its most lovely.Thanks for asking.Merry Christmas!

Answer 2

If, by 'Holidays,' you mean Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's, etc., then I gotta say I hate them all.

When you're a kid they're fun because you get to meet and spend time with your family, plus, you get presents and great food.

When you're older, you have to go into debt to get everyone presents that they probably won't be satisfied with anyway. You have to deal with the process of shopping during the holidays, which is difficult because everyone else is bargain hunting too. The family that you see at this time of year is usually extended family that you don't normally see, which means you'll be shoved into a house filled with people you don't really know. Sometimes you are the one hosting everyone, so you have to play maid and cook and entertainer for everyone. Then there's all the delicious food, ruining everyone's diets, packing on the pounds so that for New Year's, you'll be able to make that same old resolution of 'losing weight.'

So, like I said, I hate the holidays.

Answer 3

I think that the biggest difference on the holidays as one gets older is your perspective ...

Baby/Toddler -- the BOX is the thing .. the pretty paper, the fascination of the ribbon, the colors -- oh, MY! (It certainly is NOT the toy!) All we want is MOMMY to pick us up and cuddle us, love us, care for us ....

As a child -- it is the presents -- the number of them, the size of the box, the latest whiz-bang toy to hit the market ...

As a teenager -- it is the 'me first' hormonally raging generation -- gosh, how much $$$ can we extract from our suffering parents for the latest e-toy (and those video games -- it is always those video games) -- but never, ever do we show appreciation for the parents who WORK HARD for them.

As a Young Adult -- focus is on dating scene -- again .. not necessarily the true meaning of the season, but what can one GET from the one who we THINK is a prospect for a relationship. Still focused on self -- the parents are by the wayside.

As an Adult with Children -- now the focus is on your family -- with the desire to have your children as happy as possible it means that you SACRIFICE your own needs for the sake of providing a magical Christmas for your children and (if there) your spouse as well.

As your transition starts towards being an Empty Nester -- the focus is NOT on the THINGS anymore -- it is the REASON for the SEASON -- and the blessings in your life. Since you've worked hard, have the HOME, the things you need for life, it is now more important to have GOOD relationships with QUALITY Others (especially if you have already experienced the WORST that is possible -- a horrible disaster of a marriage).

As an Empty-Nester -- we only want to give back -- for the blessings that we have seen in our lives (and yes, retrospective does tell us we were truly blessed, even through the bad experiences of life, for we LIVED through them, SURVIVED them, and went on to THRIVE) ... and we just want PEACE, QUIET, to NOT have to deal with Toxic People around us, and to stay home and REFLECT on the REASON for the Season.

Which is what we concentrate on for the rest of our lives -- for we truly know now that we have BEEN BLESSED -- (and the things we put our own parents through -- well, now (maybe if we are lucky), we may see that our children are TRULY regretting anything bad they did to hurt us during their teenage and young adult years!)

Answer 4

The older you get, the more it becomes about other people and not just yourself. When you're 5, it's all about what toys you get, but by the time you're 40, you just want to make your kids and spouse happy.

Answer 5

I think I am looking forward to seeing my family, but that I am already wanting to smash the radio at work that has been playing Christmas songs for a week.

Answer 6

They first tend to become somewhat of a nusiance. As you get older you tend to remember them as great times even if it were the depression years and you received nothing...