The only Christmas song worth listening to is Fruitcake by Fred Schneider & the Superions. It is the only thing I like about that stupid holiday. Santa is creepy.
I love Disney, but I love it for all the same reasons sane people hate it- the planning, the prep, scheduling your day like a goddamn game of Tetris, the crowds- love, love, love. Gimme more. It’s the same way I plan all of our vacations though, lots of hikes, see all the things! Visit every museum! I’m not driving 10 hours or getting on a plane to relax.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Nov 30, 2021 14:53:52 GMT -5
TR, I love that shit. My H, inspired by that bit, overlaid Christmas Shoes onto Hey, Soul Sister by Train just to make the misery as large as possible. What an awful song!
I'm not a parent but IMO motherhood is romanticized. Parents can't really be honest about their experiences without their love for their child be questioned.
Agreed. And I’m super honest about hating being a parent. Love my kids (most of the time), hate being a parent all the time.
I'm a big fan of Adele in general, Easy on Me just doesn't do it for me.
Adele has a beautiful voice but I HATE her songs.
This is me! I almost quoted expectantsteelerfan to say I just hate Adele but deleted before I posted because she really is very talented and has a beautiful voice. I just don’t like her songs. Whenever Hello came out I was super head tilt ay all the love. Just nms I guess.
I hate Christmas*. The movies, the songs, the obsession with buying STUFF. Get rid.
*Except for children. They are allowed to enjoy it up to a certain age.
Marrying a non-Christian has been eye opening here. His family doesn't expect presents or mandatory visits, he's super low key about it all, we are inventing as a family our own traditions, and he has 0 emotional baggage associated with it. I put my foot down the year we became parents and said we will always just celebrate in our own home. So, we eat what we want when we want at our own house, we buy each other a few things, we have enough decor to make the kids happy, and it's...good. Happy. Relaxed. His "whatever, it's just a day" has reframed it for me.
I disagree with you about cheesy rom com holiday movies, though. Now that my sarcastic daughter is old enough we enjoy them together while heckling the bad writing and acting.
After my (Jewish) husband and I had kids I made an effort to tone down Christmas in our house because I felt like it shouldn't be all-encompassing given the other holidays we celebrate. It is so much more enjoyable and less stressful than the Christmases I grew up with.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
I hate how Adele pronounces "bridge". It is unnecessary and seems affected.
My favorite holiday song is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sung by Frank Sinatra. It has this bittersweet quality to it that allows you to feel some of the sadness that can come around the holidays.
I liked the simplicity of the holidays during Covid. I liked not having to get dressed up, go to parties, blah, blah, blah.
I think a majority of the people (both on the interwebs and IRL) who claim to just want low-key holidays and less stuff are mostly full of it. We can all see your decor and gift lists, people!
I'm not a parent but IMO motherhood is romanticized. Parents can't really be honest about their experiences without their love for their child be questioned.
Agreed. And I’m super honest about hating being a parent. Love my kids (most of the time), hate being a parent all the time.
Yeah, it is a real fucking drag. I adore my children and I think I am a good at parenting, but parenting is not good for me.
I would have really thrived as a single, childfree person. Unfortunately I did not yet know this when I got married at 25 and pregnant at 26.
I think a majority of the people (both on the interwebs and IRL) who claim to just want low-key holidays and less stuff are mostly full of it. We can all see your decor and gift lists, people!
Some people want other people to cut back and have a low key Christmas so that they can continue going all out and win Christmas.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Nov 30, 2021 15:45:57 GMT -5
Raisins don’t belong in any baked good, except *maybe* carrot cake, and even that’s stretching it. Pick another dried fruit add-in people, there are so many better ones to pick from. Try chopped dried cherries in an oatmeal cookie. Your mind will be blown.
Also- Walnuts have no place in sweets. I mean, walnuts in brownies?! Why would you taint a chocolate perfection with a nasty greasy bitter chunk?
I’ll abide the Christmas hate, but this is my hill to die on. No raisins or walnuts in baked goods.
I love Disneyland, but really dislike Magic Kingdom. Disneyland has soul...you can feel Walt Disney's magic. It is cozier. Magic Kingdom is big, laid out strangely, feels nothing like Disneyland, and the changes to rides like Pirates and Haunted Mansion are not improvements.
We enjoy Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, but in a different way than we feel about Disneyland, and probably wouldn't enjoy it as much if we didn't live near enough to go home when we feel like it. We really like the food festivals, and feeling like we've had a nice little day escape from the real world, but I think coming to WDW on vacation, staying at the resorts and trying to get it all in would be costly and stressful.
Agreed. And I’m super honest about hating being a parent. Love my kids (most of the time), hate being a parent all the time.
Yeah, it is a real fucking drag. I adore my children and I think I am a good at parenting, but parenting is not good for me.
I would have really thrived as a single, childfree person. Unfortunately I did not yet know this when I got married at 25 and pregnant at 26.
I'm a better parent now that I share custody 50/50. Having time to myself to be a grown up and do the things I want to do has done wonders for my sanity. I know I'm supposed to be sad and miss them for the week when they go to dad's, but honestly, I love it most of the time. But I feel like I can't say that out loud.
Raisins don’t belong in any baked good, except *maybe* carrot cake, and even that’s stretching it. Pick another dried fruit add-in people, there are so many better ones to pick from. Try chopped dried cherries in an oatmeal cookie. Your mind will be blown.
Also- Walnuts have no place in sweets. I mean, walnuts in brownies?! Why would you taint a chocolate perfection with a nasty greasy bitter chunk?
I’ll abide the Christmas hate, but this is my hill to die on. No raisins or walnuts in baked goods.
i prefer pecans to walnuts any day and think cranberries in baked goods are better than raisins. I love chocolate chip oatmeal cookies... or really anything with chocolate.
Yeah, it is a real fucking drag. I adore my children and I think I am a good at parenting, but parenting is not good for me.
I would have really thrived as a single, childfree person. Unfortunately I did not yet know this when I got married at 25 and pregnant at 26.
I'm a better parent now that I share custody 50/50. Having time to myself to be a grown up and do the things I want to do has done wonders for my sanity. I know I'm supposed to be sad and miss them for the week when they go to dad's, but honestly, I love it most of the time. But I feel like I can't say that out loud.
I long for joint custody. I don't actually want to get divorced (well, most days), but if I had an apartment to myself every other week, or even just every other weekend, my mental and physical health would be so much better.
On the Christmas theme... I hate giving gifts and receiving them. Especially as an adult who lives fairly comfortably. Anything I want I buy. Anything I want and haven't bought is because it's too much money which means it's also too much to ask for as a gift.
I especially hate people who enjoy giving gifts and spend so much money on tons of random things. Its not a gift if then I have to figure out how to get rid of it and feel bad about the waste. I don't care if it makes you feel good.
Yes.
I have a list of a few things I want and mostly I'm just annoyed that I can't buy it myself now because I have to save it for a present. So inefficient!
Yeah, it is a real fucking drag. I adore my children and I think I am a good at parenting, but parenting is not good for me.
I would have really thrived as a single, childfree person. Unfortunately I did not yet know this when I got married at 25 and pregnant at 26.
I'm a better parent now that I share custody 50/50. Having time to myself to be a grown up and do the things I want to do has done wonders for my sanity. I know I'm supposed to be sad and miss them for the week when they go to dad's, but honestly, I love it most of the time. But I feel like I can't say that out loud.
I get it and it makes sense to me! Most jobs we get breaks and with parenting it never fucking stops.
I think I was a much better parent to one child than I am to two. :/
I do not understand the allure of Nashville (the city).
I have similar feelings about Vegas. I went for the first time this summer. It was meh. I have no desire to go back.
For me this is Chicago. I didn't enjoy it at all and totally hated their public transportation. On the other hand I do love Nashville and Vegas. Maybe I enjoy party cities? I'm not sure.
I have similar feelings about Vegas. I went for the first time this summer. It was meh. I have no desire to go back.
For me this is Chicago. I didn't enjoy it at all and totally hated their public transportation. On the other hand I do love Nashville and Vegas. Maybe I enjoy party cities? I'm not sure.
Oh this is a knife to my heart lol I love Chicago so much
I think Vegas is interesting for about 2 days. I've never been to Nashville.
Country music is terrible. It all sounds exactly the same.
I hate country music. Hate it. OMG!
I hate when people describe anything but food as delicious. My kids is so delicious. My puppy is so delicious. STFU!!!!
Same vein, food is not sexy. Neither is home decor.
I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. I also agree with everyone who is just not into Adele. She's super talented but all of her songs sound the same.