I hate it. Starting in October, I start hearing about it. By mid November, most retail sores have begun playing the tired old Christmas songs in a vomit inducing loop. Retail workers, who struggle with getting hours most of the time, are forced to work Thanksgiving day, so they can’t even sit home with their families. The masses come out shopping in terrible moods, and treat everyone like crap, when they aren’t busy destroying each store that they visit. You really get to see the “goodness” of all humanity, when you are working retail (did that 4 years , part time.)
Xmas tunes will become relentless, as the 25th approaches. I will be completely inundated by lights, and decorations. The world will force me to endure constant Christmas crap, for about two months, and then another month of clean up. After Christmas, the masses will again descend on retailers. This time, even more grumpy, and many will simply return their “gifts,” for the money a loved one spent on them. Others will harass the workers who have nothing to do with store policies, or the fact that the customer is too fat for a XXL, but the store doesn’t have 3XL.
On the day, families will have to navigate through ridiculous traffic, to get somewhere they don’t always want to be, and sit around people who they only see on holidays. In the morning, folks will open presents. Many won’t really care, or use what they were given. At dinner, we will learn who died,who got laid off, who divorced, who is sick, who is in a bad situation so they didn’t make it. Most have to hurry, so they can go to a second party’s house. So they can’t really enjoy either visit.
Ungrateful children will bicker with each other, and try the patience of each family member. Political arguments, and old disagreements, will make company awkward.
The whole “season,” is a clusterfuck of human misery. The poorer you are, the worse it will be. A giant reminder that those of us who have little, and can’t buy presents, are really losers. For me, it will remind me what I have lost, and how pathetic I feel about my financial situation. I’m normally not a jealous type. But seeing all the lavish spending, and waste, by those who “have,” will make me and the “have nots“feel even worse.
The worst part of Christmas, is that it lasts too long, and it’s shoved in everyone’s face. It’s by far, the most stressful, and depressing time of the year.
Just when I think my situation is bad, I’m reminded of how fortunate I really am, compared to billions of other people in this shitty world. So. The richest country in the world will waste more than usual, as millions starve, and suffer. For every kid in America, that gets a new bike, there will be a dozen who don’t know what they will eat that day, in other parts of the world. No doubt there are many Americans, who are so poor, they are in the same boat.
With the world being what it is, I just don’t see anything to celebrate.
As an atheist, there is nothing special about this holiday. It’s just another made up tradition, that reminds me how gullible people are.
I don’t hate those who like Christmas, but please don’t shove it up everyone’s ass. Respect other’s rights to find it a pain, and enjoy your personal life.
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