So, what's been most irritating for you this holiday season?

[BlueIris]

For me, it's my parents. I spend between 60-80% of my spare time taking care of them. Which sucks, because they are ingrateful about it.

Anyone else?

[swag]

1. The very idea of fucking hearing "Little Drummer Boy" again.

[BlueIris]

2. I feel that. I haaaaate Christmas carols. Hate 'em.

Hate 'em with the passion of a thousand blazing suns.

[Sugar Smack]

14. Do you know how many versions exist of that song? 32.

:cry: pistol, meet mouth.

[ThomCat]

3. I'm very sorry.

It sucks that they need that kind of care, and it sucks that you need to spend so much time providing it, and it sucks even more that they don't appreciate it. :(

:hug:
Please be well despite the stress.

[BlueIris]

4. Thanks, hon. We've been discussing the possibility that they'll need

an actual professional to help at least my mother soon. But so far they are resistant to the idea because, like most seniors, they are struggling to deal with the loss of their independence.

[ThomCat]

5. I very much understand what that's like.

I'm going through the same experience, but without a child to pile it upon.

I hope they can work through this in a way that is good for all of you.

[sakabatou]

6. Not being able to call/text my SO

I hate having to send her letters... >_<

But since I have to, I have to.

[fizzgig]

7. the commercials

i want to smash the damn tv every time those craptacular jewelry commercials come on

[LibDemAlways]

8. I have no time to even think about the holidays.

My daughter is a high school freshman, but our local school district has apparently decided that they are running a college and piles on the work accordingly. My role is to assist her in seeing that it all gets done. If I had been put through this kind of ringer when I was 14-years-old, I never could have withstood the stress. It's ridiculous.

I see no light at the end of the tunnel. Between my work schedule and devoting each and every night and weekend to tutoring, I can already see that the holidays are about to pass me by.

[BlueIris]

9. Ouch.

[WinkyDink]

10. I have to say nothing. I live in "the Christmas City", Bethlehem, PA.

http://www.christmascity.org/attractions/home.asp

http://www.christmascity.org/ckm/

[Danger Mouse]

11. idiotic new york lottery commercials on the radio

disgustingly insulting advocacies of blind avarice and commercialism...
:puke:

[IcyPeas]

12. all the recent lame copycat threads

[BlueIris]

15. Yeah, I wish people could reserve the copycats for funny things.

[Arugula Latte]

13. I get more and more "low-tolerance" of everything Xmas as I get older.

When I was a kid, I couldn't get enough of the decorations and songs and all that goes with Xmas. Now, I feel like I'd happily do without anything remotely related to Xmas for the rest of my life. I don't really know how to fight the Scrooge in me. I'm not Christian and I dislike religion, so that doesn't help (not that that's what Xmas is about anymore, anyway). The commercialism is making me want to vomit. Yet, I will get my kids some presents. When they're a little older we'll scale down that part of the holiday more and more. We put up the tree yesterday, and I already want to put away all the decorations -- it just seems like clutter to me.

Bah. Humbug.

We have a group that gets together to help one or two low-income families over the holidays, so that's one good thing. :)