Holiday Blues

**WildChild** · 12-11-2009 09:53 PM

Is it my imagination or are there a lot of people who are just snappish and rude this time of year?

It seems lately that almost everyone close to me is just kind of short tempered. I'm starting to feel like I should just shut up and stay out of their ways. Everyone I know is on a tight budget, as am I, and we've all agreed no gifts. I do not expect to receive anything from anyone. I'll be getting my kids each a couple things but that's it. They'll get a Solestice gift and a "holiday" gift. My son's birthday is just a couple days after christmas. I don't know what I'll do for that. But I'm trying to decorate and be cheery. I'm not even calling my best friend these days because she been so rasty and another good friend keeps launching into stories about how mean everyone has been to her all her life.

Is it the economy? Just the stress of winter and vitamin D deficiency? Or SADD? It's starting to get to me. Even my kids are being rude to me. I may just run away

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**drchandra** · 12-11-2009 10:04 PM

There is no excuse to being rude, no matter what the circumstances are. I'm in the same boat, my youngest sons birthday is on Dec 30th.

**drchandra** · 12-11-2009 10:05 PM

Oh, please don't run away.

**WildChild** · 12-11-2009 10:47 PM

Oh I'd never do that.

I just find that this season often brings out the worst in people. I'm not a big fan, it was always stressful in my family growing up and unfortunately my kids haven't had all I'd like them to. I've created my own traditions and celebrations trying to separate from the hyper commercialism but it is difficult to completely get away from.

My son has finals next week, that probably has him a little stressed although he's been a straight A student without much effort really. IT just seems everyone has something going on that is costing them emotionally or financially and it's showing.

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 12-12-2009 02:00 AM

Tiz the season to be jolly but if alone? It's not. If there is more thoughts going through people's minds? Sadness of 2009, it's not, it's not just Xmas, but a new year is beginning.

Emotions are running wild I think, and let's face it there is more negativity in life than there is positive unless you are like me, and view everything as positive and even then, I have to say, I am feeling flat myself a little at present, snap, crackle pop, that's today, not tomorrow

**Futureboy** · 12-12-2009 02:12 AM

Since I don't have kids these days I feel that Christmas is not that important. I am not religious and the whole thing has gone consumerist crazy. People getting into debt just to buy presents others don't need. I am going snowboarding in Austria instead. Some parts of mainland europe can do Christmas without going too far.

Christmas is a very lonely time for a lot of people and the suicide rate increases. Nothing like a bit of Christmas cheer

**WildChild** · 12-12-2009 03:04 PM

This is true and I know quite a few people who simply choose to be alone for the holidays. They don't seem to be happy about it but just determined to be alone. I've spent quite a few alone, in fact I can only think of 2 or 3 times I've been with anyone for New Years, not even my kids the last couple years. But I don't get all pissy about it.

**sourpuss** · 12-12-2009 03:21 PM

Ugh! I agree. I'm hating this holiday season. I just want to crawl in a hole away from everyone. But I'm certainly not being rude to anyone!

**sperosi** · 12-22-2009 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by WildChild

Is it my imagination or are there a lot of people who are just snappish and rude this time of year?

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Is it the economy? Just the stress of winter and vitamin D deficiency? Or SADD? It's starting to get to me. Even my kids are being rude to me. I may just run away

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I think it is a little of everything you mentioned.

i know i get stressed out over the whole gift giving thing, and worried about whether others will think its enough.

i also hate the whole commercialization of christmas and the fact the people get all wound up over the bought gifts, instead of the gift of friendship and love of family that is really the most important thing.

I would prefer nothing more than to sit on the sofa and cuddle my SO and kids all day, than to watch all of the presents being ripped open that took me so long to wrap, especially knowing that the kids will forget about the presents in a few days anyway.

**pretzel** · 12-22-2009 11:53 AM

You can most certainly add me to the list of being indifferent this Christmas which for me is pretty sad. I love Christmas but it hasn't been the same for a few years now.