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boersc t1_iy3hsk8 wrote

Even without kids, I wouldn't want to miss it any year. It's indeed the happiest time of the year, so why skip it, when you're also probably be asked to skip taking days off? Wintertime is dark enough as it is.

Bad idea.

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Shabingly t1_iy3elbc wrote

Seems like a good idea at first.

But then think, how long is the run up to Christmas now? Seems like 3 months or so to me.

So if you're making the time between Christmases 3 times as long as now, then probably make the run up period at least three times as long.

Which, quite frankly, sounds bloody awful.

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Aggravating_Sell1086 t1_iy4sr9m wrote

>how long is the run up to Christmas now

It's however long you choose it to be. We'll put the three up the weekend before Christmas, and start making the mince pies and other goodies a couple of days before. You don't have to have your tree up in November.

They start advertising package holidays on Boxing day. That doesn't mean we should only have a summer break once every 3 years.

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Shabingly t1_iy4vfyp wrote

But it isn't my choice, is it. It's the retailers and advertisers choice. If it was my choice, with Christmas once a year the run up to Christmas would be 2 weeks before the 25th of December.

But no, I currently have to sit through perfume, aftershave, watch, and jewelry adverts from the middle of October. Every trip anywhere near a shop after the 5th November and I'm assaulted by tinsel, Wizzard, Wham and stop the frigging cavalry.

HUMBUG!

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Aggravating_Sell1086 t1_iy7bk1m wrote

Wow. Some adverts and tinsel, and you can no longer make up your own mind?

There are adverts for summer holidays in the middle of winter - it doesn't destroy my ability to enjoy a cup of cocoa and a snuggle up by the fire.

Maybe stop letting adverts and shop displays dictate your life?

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Shabingly t1_iy7clas wrote

I think you're missing the point. They don't dictate my life, but it is impossible for me to avoid it, and I don't like it. Is that clear enough?

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Aggravating_Sell1086 t1_iy7hon3 wrote

>They don't dictate my life, but it is impossible for me to avoid it, and I don't like it

Lol - that's literally the definition of dictating your life. Maybe grow up and stop expecting the world to revolve around your inability to think for yourself?

Or you could just do what I do when something is irritating and incessant, and has no bearing on my life. Ignore it - like I'm now going to do to you :)

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Shabingly t1_iy7r26p wrote

I think you need to look up the meaning of the words definition, literal and dictating.

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Axle_65 t1_iy3ftx7 wrote

Interesting idea but there’s so many kids around that a huge percentage of people would still be celebrating anyway. Beside what about family? Are you going to ignore Christmas even though your niece and nephew are celebrating? If anyone in your family has kids you’re likely to show up.

Then who are we left with, childless couples and single people. The couples might get by but this season is already very challenging for lonely people. Not all but many of them have a rough go. Now your going to have them spend it alone while everyone else celebrates or hangs out with there spouse? I’ve spent Christmas alone thanks to COVID. Trust me it’s not better.

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jerseycityfrankie OP t1_iy3jjx6 wrote

Oh you can’t completely escape it, but at least with my plan you’re free to chose your level of participation instead of the blanket automatic obligation.

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100LittleButterflies t1_iy3krip wrote

You already are free to choose your level of participation.

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jerseycityfrankie OP t1_iy3m377 wrote

Nope if it becomes socially acceptable to ignore it for long stretches you’re more at leisure to limit participation because you wouldn’t be “Scrooge” you’d be “less fanatical”.

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100LittleButterflies t1_iy3mvq8 wrote

Is there a particular part you're less fanatical about? Traveling, family obligations, gift shopping, decorating, or just it all in general? I'm hoping there's a way to compromise so the balance between your happiness and social expectations is readjusted.

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jerseycityfrankie OP t1_iy3noud wrote

I’m going ahead with the premise that there’s broad swaths of people that feel the Holliday’s are too much work. I’m not saying don’t see family, and I’ve already stated that kids should have Christmas every year since it’s mostly they who enjoy it the most. But for those who find all the hype burdensome-and we do exist- this solution offers an alternative choice between deciding to participate or not. What I’m saying is some of these people may actually wind up loving Christmas MORE if it was 1/3 as rare. It would perhaps become more precious.

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Axle_65 t1_iy4blut wrote

I just want to chime in and say I love this healthy back and forth. Reddit is awesome

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Metal-Dog t1_iy3e428 wrote

If we moved Leap Day from February 29th to December 32nd, we could do it once every four years.

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jerseycityfrankie OP t1_iy3muxs wrote

The big issue will be shutting down the strident “war on Christmas” conservatives. This is one of their favorite talking points. But my solution would be to point out that by removing the outrageous retail marketing and exploitation aspect associated with the Holliday you’d be making it easier for actual religious minded people to focus on the biblical/Christianity aspect of Christmas. You might actually get support from staunch Christians for limiting the big business/retail exploitation of the birth of their savior.

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-thirdatlas- t1_iy3ikir wrote

They say it comes but once a year, but the whole xmas season rolls around every eight months. Seems like it was just over then it hijacks our time and money yet again. If it was every three or even four years it would be more special and not burn people out with all the music, ads, and overbearing focus on retail consumption.

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jerseycityfrankie OP t1_iy3jv0f wrote

Precisely. My theory is it’d actually make Christmas more worthwhile because people could prepare and pace themselves instead of having it be a huge morass you always have to navigate every year.

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Daffodil_Smith t1_iy778ji wrote

I feel like Christmas is only stressful and anxiety filled because people make it that way. It comes every single year, yet every year it's like a huge surprise to many humans. You get the Christmas rushes of everyone going to the store at the same time scrambling to get all the crap they need qhen a lit of this stuff could have been bought and planned for in advanced.

Then again maybe I just tend to think aheada little too much.I don't wait until the last mintue to buy Christmas stuff and gifts. After Christmas that crap goes on sale for far less than others originally paid. And I buy gifts throughout the year as I see stuff go on sale.

So while everyone else is pinching pennies and rushing to buy crap, I already have most of the stuff I need. Of course there are certain items that become Christmas releases so you can't buy it early, but majority of the stuff can be planned for.

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ClosetGamer19 t1_iy48t7f wrote

Christmas is first and foremost, and always will be, the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Christ Jesus. Sadly, while the holiday remains, most have forgotten the reason for the season. This post is a true example of that and it saddens myself as well as all my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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