"Do you want Christmas?" That is the question I asked my family (husband and children). It seems our holiday has fallen on me. I didn't want to continue being the one woman show getting down the decorations, decorating, buying all the gifts, and undecorating for them to have one day of Christmas.
I guess I posed this question right after Thanksgiving. So far nothing. I have bought gifts but the only Christmas thing visible in our house are the monkey pants I wear. We've gone into the heart of Christmas tree farms twice in the last 2 weeks - no mention of getting a tree.
I'm fine buying gifts. What I don't like is the fact my other family members could care less. I end up buying items and slapping their name on the "from" line in the gift tags. Gifts for me? Well my husband will take my kids shopping if they constantly remind him. Some years it doesn't happen.
How far will I carry this out? I don't know. I'm not completely blaming them. It seems with our busy lives, it became easier for me to do things myself. We got so caught up in doing Christmas because we had to. We didn't form traditions or at least continue them after the kids got older. We didn't enjoy the season. Again, it always seemed to fall on my shoulders. I guess now the weight has gotten to be more than I want to bear. Do they really want Christmas?
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We're not having Christmas at my house. No tree, no decorations, no Christmas cards. I'm only buying presents because that's what we're "supposed" to do- right? And even those have been reduced drastically this year. I *will* be enjoying my 5 days off for the holiday though.
I'm contemplating not doing Christmas Cards this year.. but I still want to! At least cards are cheap ways to say Merry Christmas. P.S. Email me your address and I'll send you a card. :)
well, I'm not doing cards...too expensive and you just throw them out anyway. And I get tired of having to do ALL the shopping. It all falls on me.....I should go on strike. Great idea joan!!
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