UV2001
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I don't like Christmas!!!!!!
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Salome
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SicilianGoddess
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foray
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Neither do I, buddy, neither do I. It's so misunderstood and saturated with materialism that it sickens me. I don't care about birthdays either, for that matter. ATYCLB? I wish more people would hear it and live it.
foray
foray
Like O2
She wore graaaapes
I don't care about it much this year.
scatteroflight
Refugee
I don't celebrate Christmas, or birthdays either...
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One day we'd reach the great ocean
At the end of a pale afternoon
And we'd lay down our heads just like we were sleeping
And be towed by the drag of the moon
-Sting
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One day we'd reach the great ocean
At the end of a pale afternoon
And we'd lay down our heads just like we were sleeping
And be towed by the drag of the moon
-Sting
LuvLady
War Child
How come?
scatteroflight
Refugee
I'm a Jehovah's Witness. We believe in Jesus, but we don't celebrate his birthday. I guess the simplest explanation is that we try to follow the lead of the early Christians. We commemorate the death of Jesus, which is something he asked his disciples to do, but that's the only observance we have. As you likely know, the traditions associated with Christmas aren't actually Christian. December 25th was a Roman festival of light--Saturnalia--and a few centuries after Christ the church decided to make everyone happy and to say it was Jesus's birthday. We don't believe that this is a good reason to celebrate it. The early Christians didn't. And since they didn't celebrate Jesus's birthday, why would they celebrate their own, as ordinary humans? The traditions around birthdays also come from a non-Christian background--and an interesting thing is that in the Bible, the two birthdays mentioned (a pharaoh in the Old Testament, and Herod [not the one who tried to kill the baby Jesus] in the New Testament) are celebrated by people who are not worshipers of God--and someone dies at both those celebrations! Not exactly showing them in a good light.
The fact that I don't celebrate Christmas also makes this time of year considerably less stressful for me than for a lot of other people
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One day we'd reach the great ocean
At the end of a pale afternoon
And we'd lay down our heads just like we were sleeping
And be towed by the drag of the moon
-Sting
well i understand that a lot of people get stressed about their family or the money, some don't even celebrate it for the perfectly valid fact of religion(as scatteroflight pointed out), and some are a little turned off because of the commercialism.
i know this is a poor excuse for the existence of a huge holiday and it should happen more often on my own terms but christmas is one of the few times any majority of my family is home(and i do not have a large family-4 people in total) so i love it. the rest of the year either my mom or my dad have flown somewhere in the world and i'm off at school, and my brother lives in my parents city but also travels frequently.
sooo at christmas i come back with my girlfriend for a few days before she goes home to her parents, my brother comes over with his girlfriend, and my parents touch the same ground for once, and i get to see all my old friends from home.
so that is why i thoroughly enjoy christmas.
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bottom line: U2 rules.
i know this is a poor excuse for the existence of a huge holiday and it should happen more often on my own terms but christmas is one of the few times any majority of my family is home(and i do not have a large family-4 people in total) so i love it. the rest of the year either my mom or my dad have flown somewhere in the world and i'm off at school, and my brother lives in my parents city but also travels frequently.
sooo at christmas i come back with my girlfriend for a few days before she goes home to her parents, my brother comes over with his girlfriend, and my parents touch the same ground for once, and i get to see all my old friends from home.
so that is why i thoroughly enjoy christmas.
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bottom line: U2 rules.
zooropamanda
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Well thats all rather sad...
Its that one time of year when a little magic is about, when there's a chance that things can be happy for a time, that people care about each other and want to give and thank their loved ones.
ive lost a lot and in the past year especially
christmas is that one time when i atleast know people are trying to make the most of what they've got and trying to be thankful for it as so many others don't.
this time last year i thought i would never like christmas again, but i know now that its still the most wonderful time of year.
if you're going to get pissed off and agro at all the commerical crap, then thats your loss.
Choose to ignore it and maybe you would enjoy it more.
Sorry folks but grinches make me sad.
I adore Christmas and always will.
Its that one time of year when a little magic is about, when there's a chance that things can be happy for a time, that people care about each other and want to give and thank their loved ones.
ive lost a lot and in the past year especially
christmas is that one time when i atleast know people are trying to make the most of what they've got and trying to be thankful for it as so many others don't.
this time last year i thought i would never like christmas again, but i know now that its still the most wonderful time of year.
if you're going to get pissed off and agro at all the commerical crap, then thats your loss.
Choose to ignore it and maybe you would enjoy it more.
Sorry folks but grinches make me sad.
I adore Christmas and always will.
UV2001
War Child
No I don't like birthdays either. Christmas is now just becoming a "who can get the most and the most expensive presents" The whole spirit of Christmas is lost. It's all a massive advertising scam the true spirit and meaning of Christmas gets lost somewhere in the middle of the waste wrapping paper. The Christmas song that to me sums up what should be what people do at Christmas is the Band Aid song. Rather than sitting at home making yourself sick because you have eaten way too much rich food and complaining about how much Christmas costs which is why I have lost the Christmas spirit and have done ever since being about 10 we should all be thinking that at least we have a nice warm house and enough to get people we care about even just a small inexpensive gift that is from the heart. Many people this Christmas around the world will jsut be struggling to survive. They don't see it as a day to celebrate but a day just like any other where if they don't struggle really hard to find themselves and their families some food they won't make it to see another. We should be thinking of ways to help these people. If you like Christmas and all the sparkle and glitter I am not saying give it all up just spare a few moments to think of those less fortunate who won't be having Christmas dinner but despirately looking for enough to keep them alive for another day. Please just spare a few moments.
missmacphisto
Refugee
I really do love Christmas, but it depresses me.
It is all about money these days, and i have none, so i cant buy anyone any gifts, I cant celebrate it in any way, no ones gonna get me anything this year, and i have no one to celebrate it with. I've never had a family in the traditional sense of the word, I used to have my mom and my dogs, and sometimes my useless friends would tell me Merry Christmas, but this year, i dont even have that.
Without a miracle, I wont be able to be with my mom this year, and my dogs(save one) are all gone, possibly murdered by the evil local government.
I have one pup and some new friends, but i dont think I'll be doing much this year. And you know what? Strangely, though it does sadden me, i just dont care anymore. I'm not really capable of feeling much of anything these days. It hasnt even sunk in yet that its Christmastime, and maybe it never will.
Oh well, perhaps i should just be glad that I'm not living in the streets at the moment, and just remember happy Christmases past...
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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...
My name is MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...
"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert
[This message has been edited by Miss MacPhisto (edited 12-06-2001).]
It is all about money these days, and i have none, so i cant buy anyone any gifts, I cant celebrate it in any way, no ones gonna get me anything this year, and i have no one to celebrate it with. I've never had a family in the traditional sense of the word, I used to have my mom and my dogs, and sometimes my useless friends would tell me Merry Christmas, but this year, i dont even have that.
Without a miracle, I wont be able to be with my mom this year, and my dogs(save one) are all gone, possibly murdered by the evil local government.
I have one pup and some new friends, but i dont think I'll be doing much this year. And you know what? Strangely, though it does sadden me, i just dont care anymore. I'm not really capable of feeling much of anything these days. It hasnt even sunk in yet that its Christmastime, and maybe it never will.
Oh well, perhaps i should just be glad that I'm not living in the streets at the moment, and just remember happy Christmases past...
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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...
My name is MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...
"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert
[This message has been edited by Miss MacPhisto (edited 12-06-2001).]
LarryMullen's POPAngel
Blue Crack Distributor
Originally posted by Miss MacPhisto:
I really do love Christmas, but it depresses me.
It is all about money these days, and i have none, so i cant buy anyone any gifts, I cant celebrate it in any way, no ones gonna get me anything this year, and i have no one to celebrate it with. I've never had a family in the traditional sense of the word, I used to have my mom and my dogs, and sometimes my useless friends would tell me Merry Christmas, but this year, i dont even have that.
Without a miracle, I wont be able to be with my mom this year, and my dogs(save one) are all gone, possibly murdered by the evil local government.
I have one pup and some new friends, but i dont think I'll be doing much this year. And you know what? Strangely, though it does sadden me, i just dont care anymore. I'm not really capable of feeling much of anything these days. It hasnt even sunk in yet that its Christmastime, and maybe it never will.
Oh well, perhaps i should just be glad that I'm not living in the streets at the moment, and just remember happy Christmases past...
((((((Miss Macphisto))))))
I'm so sorry, girl...
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Some days are sulky some days have a grin
BabyGrace
Refugee
i think the magic still underlies the materialism. maybe you have to look for it at times but you can find it in the giving spirit, the spirit of thankfulness, the messages of peace and love, the people you love, and what Christmas came from anyway.
It's about the biggest gift ever given to mankind from a love too deep to imagine. that feeling is still there if you just take the time to slow down and realize it
It's about the biggest gift ever given to mankind from a love too deep to imagine. that feeling is still there if you just take the time to slow down and realize it
missmacphisto
Refugee
Thanks, got it.
****Hugs****
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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...
My name is MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...
"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert
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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...
My name is MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...
"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert
BabyGrace
Refugee
you CAN edit you know..
im just kidding trashycan, you were being very kind
im just kidding trashycan, you were being very kind
Discoteque
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I dislike this timeof year as well. I love Christmas and all that it means about Christ's birth, but I hate the commercialism, and the fact that the meaning of the holiday has been lost. I typically get depressed around the holidays, whether from stress or whatever...
I rarely venture out to go shopping at Christmas...the crowds are rude and obnoxious, and Christmas cheer?? WTF?? Not in this city. On line shopping, that's the way to go, bubba!
I'm just glad that my siblings, my close friends and I all have made pacts to NOT buy gifts for one another, that's a load off...
I rarely venture out to go shopping at Christmas...the crowds are rude and obnoxious, and Christmas cheer?? WTF?? Not in this city. On line shopping, that's the way to go, bubba!
I'm just glad that my siblings, my close friends and I all have made pacts to NOT buy gifts for one another, that's a load off...
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