Holiday Stress

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wwjd_kilden

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Hmm, *decides to never celebrate thanksgiving in the US* :p

I like Christmas time, but I wish people would wait until Christmas :p I see no need for Christmas trees in November.
Then you have the people who run out to buy ingredients for Christmas dinner the day it is to be made .... I cannot imagine going to a grocery store (or any other for that sake) on Christmas eve/ day.
 
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rainin

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I have never had holiday stress. I have worn myself out cooking but I don't consider that to be a stressful event. Maybe it was the way I was raised but I have never had a need to decorate anything for a particular holiday. Shopping is something I do out of necessity...mainly for groceries. For most of my life I have lived a great distance from family so I never had to deal with all that business. I am now one of the last surviving members so it's no longer much of an issue. I will be spending Thanksgiving alone this year but don't find that stressful either. I plan to eat a simple meal in peace and quiet for a welcome change. I may be in the process of moving across country by Christmas and I do find that to be adding a bit of stress to my life but it really doesn't have anything to do with the holidays. When I see people just coming apart at the seams over what should really be a joyous occasion, I wonder why they are putting themselves though it year after year. It really makes no sense at all to me. People say they can't wait till it's all over but yet they continue to subject themselves and the people around them to it like it's some sort of mandatory requirement. I just don't understand that. I can't imagine doing something like that willingly more than once if had that sort of effect on me.
 
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KeeganGentle

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How I feel during the holidays

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Its not really stress more like physical pain every time I hear a carol, for the fifthteenth time, in a row, in the last five minutes.
 
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Jullianna

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I'm one of those annoying people who love everything about the holidays, even my sister's annoying hubby can be fun at Christmas. I love friends, family, cooking, finding the perfect gift for someone, wrapping, decorating...

Oh. Nevermind. I shouldn't be here. Grumpy Cat just bit me.

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CatHerder

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wwjd_kilden said:
Hmm, *decides to never celebrate thanksgiving in the US* :p
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NOOOooooo!!! Please do!! Thanksgiving is usually quite nice and a great time to share what specific things you are thankful for with others.

My strangest Thanksgiving story involved someone from "across the pond" (I know - - Norway is a bit north of the pond, but that's not the important part of the tale). My grandmother had lost my grandfather a couple of years earlier and it was her first time entertaining since. She was showing a young lady her part of the country (Montery, CA - - beautiful!) who was visiting from the U.K. I don't know all the particulars of how she knew the family - a friend of a friend, I guess. She had always wanted to experience an American Thanksgiving.

My grandmother also happened to be house-sitting for a very eccentric and rich family who had a bunch of stuffed animals as collectibles. By this, I mean life sized giraffes, gorillas, etc....(not taxidermy, you could still tell they were fake stuffed animals, but life sized). The room was huge...vaulted ceilings with built in shelves....stuffed animals positioned on those shelves and everywhere else.

This was also the room where we had the Thanksgiving meal.

It was just awkward. To this day, I still wonder what that poor woman thought about her first Thanksgiving experience.
 
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sunshinesmiles1543

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I remember bringing a guy I dated home for the first time. My family, goodness I love them, but some of are just crazy! Well the men in my family thought it would be hilarious to have a skeet shooting contest. I am convinced they did this just so they could show him how many guns they had and that they were pretty good at shooting them...I was a nervous wreck and I can only imagine how he felt.

He was not the one God intended for me and we did not last. I hope that everything goes amazing for you and that the nervous moments will be fond memories in the years to come!
 
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Jullianna said:
I'm one of those annoying people who love everything about the holidays, even my sister's annoying hubby can be fun at Christmas. I love friends, family, cooking, finding the perfect gift for someone, wrapping, decorating...
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I was unsure of posting because I feel the same way...I don't really have any complaints! Christmas is my favorite, I love getting to see my family, both immediate and extended, I love the food, the atmosphere, and the traditions that my families do.

All my uncles ask me "So, found a boy yet?" It used to annoy me, or make me sad because every time my answer has been "No", but now I think it's funny because they are just funny about it: "Well what's their problem??" :p

There is one thing about the holidays that make me sad: they make me realize how much things change. Used to, every year all us cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents would get together and it'd be one chaotic but amazing group of family. Now, with cousins and others (like my sister) getting married, having kids of their own, people moving further away, I don't get to see everyone as much. It's sad. I know things change, and I still hold dear the memories we made. It just reminds me how fleeting time is. I cry every time I have to say goodbye to my twin and brother, as they live 6 hours from me now. So, that's the only thing I "don't like" about the holidays.
 
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BananaPie

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I celebrate The Lord Jesus with all my heart, within my heart, and that's the extent of my "Christmas" participation. :)

...as for Thanksgiving Day, that's totally a horse of a different color...

I totally love all aspects of kitchen details, delicious recipes, grand table settings and sharing my home with the saints & family...

I totally enjoy preparing my heart all year long to be hospitable in serving all my guests on Thanksgiving Day, for The Lord Jesus is always my Friend of greatest honor! :)
 
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BananaPie

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This year for Thanksgiving, my household & I have been invited to a friend's house for a Buffett style Thanksgiving.

I'm assigned the mash potatoes for a party of 14. I'm considering 10 lbs of potatoes this time. :)
 
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BananaPie

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CatHerder said:
...and I am sick of excusing bad behavior.
...should I still squeeze in an obligatory visit? I don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna don't wanna.....(throwing tantrum)!!!!!
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It's okay, Pumpkin. If that mocking bird won't sing, Mamma's gonna buy you a diamond ring...

If that diamond ring won't shine, Mamma's gonna buy you something that rhymes with wine... :D
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Now you know why my "Christmas" days are over. I could no longer take the hypocrisy & commercialization of what is to be the honoring of Jesus: born to be King.

Send your Dad & spouse a holiday card, and call it a day. Have the courage to be identified with Christ all the time and anywhere you go. Your children will remember you for drawing your strength from God Himself.

Hugs & Blessings,
BPie
 
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AmmiAmmiel

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Holidays are just another day for me[:
 
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BananaPie

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wwjd_kilden said:
Hmm, *decides to never celebrate thanksgiving in the US* :p.
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Well, it's really the company you bring with you: Jesus Christ.

As The Lord Jesus said, "you will always have the poor among you..." We cannot change anemic spirits celebrating all kinds of stuff, but we can keep the joy of The Lord in our hearts and be thankful to Christ during Thanksgiving festivities also. Hugs. :)
 
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Shouryu

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Grumpy Cat was made for the holidays.

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Jilly81

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*"likes" all the posts at once; read many while not logged in*

I love you guys :).

*is thankful she doesn't have to eat Thanksgiving dinner with that woman-hey! CatHerder! I just remembered a verse you can use! The one about not eating with believers who are fake! I'll find it if I was too vague for you to know which one I mean.


Okay, so perhaps she's not bad enough to stand on that verse anyway; I have no idea how bad grumpy girl is.
 
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ServantStrike

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DuchessAimee said:
I'm meeting 3 (sort of new) people for Thanksgiving, and I'm nervous. Because I'm weird and I'm under no delusion that anyone HAS to like me. It's entirely possible I may end up dead, and then Jullianna will have to solve my murder.



Oh, and if I DO end up dead, I'm sooooo going to haunt people.
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It's like a Christmas tradition... for thanksgiving.


You spend the night with a shotgun pointed at your chimney to keep That ol saint nick from sliding down your chimney.
 
Fenner

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BananaPie said:
This year for Thanksgiving, my household & I have been invited to a friend's house for a Buffett style Thanksgiving.

I'm assigned the mash potatoes for a party of 14. I'm considering 10 lbs of potatoes this time. :)
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I'm assigned potatoes too! I was going to do about 10 lbs. I don't mind the potatoes, I don't ruin those. :)
 
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