How can we cancel Christmas?

[D1gger]

My wife and I were talking last night and we were wondering if there is any reasonable way for us to ditch Christmas.
We both hate how commercial and phoney it has become.
We both hate decorating the house, simply to have to tear the decorations down and pack the boxes back into the crawlspace on January 1st.
We both hate going to work and family Christmas parties and dinners.
What we really want to do is make ourselves a really nice meal and spend the time quietly enjoying the time we have together.
How do we tell our extended family that we simply don’t want to spend time with them around December 25th? None of these same family members seem to want to get together any other time of the year and there are no close relationships to being with, so what makes it so important that we have these big family dinners at Christmas?
Is there a way to explain this to our family without offending them?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Vacation in Somalia.

 

[yh125d]

For wifes family shindig "we're at my familys this year"

For your family shindig "we're at the wifes familys this year"

For work party "we're at my/wifes family that night"

 

[Bateluer]

For wifes family shindig "we're at my familys this year"

For your family shindig "we're at the wifes familys this year"

For work party "we're at my/wifes family that night"

This.

 

[joesmoke]

get ur kwanza on?

 

[gorcorps]

Why decorate the house if you both hate it? It's your house, how can you possibly feel pressured to decorate when you both hate it?

 

[El Guaraguao]

For wifes family shindig "we're at my familys this year"

For your family shindig "we're at the wifes familys this year"

For work party "we're at my/wifes family that night"

What if both families and work are all throwing one mega birthday party for baby jesus?

 

[JohnCU]

you mus be a turrirst

 

[yh125d]

What if both families and work are all throwing one mega birthday party for baby jesus?

"We're at our swinger's club Christmas spouse-swapping soiree"

 

[MichaelD]

When it comes to family/inlaws, I can understand feeling totally pressured to do something you really don't want to. Do both sides of your family REALLY not get together or talk or at least INVITE you over at any other time of the year? If it's only during XMas, then you need to ask yourself (and your wife) if you really want to cut them off (i.e. cut yourself off from them.) Maybe that one day per year that you gotta dress up and pretend your enjoying being there is worth it...down the line. Don't burn bridges if you really don't have to.

 

[Lonyo]

What if both families and work are all throwing one mega birthday party for baby jesus?

"We've turned Hindu"

 

[yh125d]

you mus be a turrirst

I read this in my head with the voice of Frank Caliendo's impression of Charles Barkley

 

[T9D]

...

 

[Jeeebus]

It wont work. At the last minute your daughter will call and say she's coming home and bringing her fiance. You will have to quickly get together a Christmas party so he knows your genuineness and how good a family he will have. However you wont have time and then all of the neighbors who you pushed away by forsaking Christmas will all now come together and throw the most amazing party ever. Full of good cheer. And it is then that you will realize the folly of trying to skip Christmas.

someone should make that into a movie

 

[Arcadio]

It's just once a year. What's the big deal.... One day out of 365.

 

[Locut0s]

Simplest way would be to go on a short vacation. Otherwise just tell them the truth if you think they can handle it. I know a few people in my own family who have done this and it's not an issue for the most part but I know it would be in some other families.

 

[theflyingpig]

Just tell everyone that you're muslim and that christmas offends your honor. You wont get invited to any christmas parties after that. Americans will bend over and grab their ankles to appease muslims these days. Everyone knows this.

 

[Zebo]

Just tell everyone that you're muslim and that christmas offends your honor. You wont get invited to any christmas parties after that. Americans will bend over and grab their ankles to appease muslims these days. Everyone knows this.

+1 Threat of being stabbed in the chest or blown to pieces has this STFU effect.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Christmas does not have to be about the commercialization. Decorate and have fun doing it, maybe even try something different, like instead of having a gift exchange just have a party where you play games or something.

Maybe have a snow man building contest, or a fruit cake eating contest or something. Plenty of fun Christmas related games to be had.

Also if you are not resetting a 20 amp breaker every now and then, there are not enough lights on your house. Add more.

 

[Muse]

Believe it or not it's not much on my mind. I have been staying out of the stores, at least the ones that play Xmas music. I don't recall hearing any in a store. The station I listen to plays the weirdest Xmas music you can imagine (college radio), and very little of it, just for a novelty. If some DJ gets on a trip with it, I turn it off.

OP: Tell your family that this year you and your wife want to do something else. You are entitled.
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The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. -Doug Larsen

 

[sourceninja]

I decided this year I'm sick of catering to everyone for holidays. I told all of them that if they wanted to see me, they had to drive out and see me. I live 2 hours away so I don't think I'll be seeing them.

 

[ixelion]

Have you been touched by the love of Satan?

http://www.templeoftheblacklight.net/

 

[TallBill]

I don't do shit for christmas.

 

[El Guaraguao]

Just tell everyone that you're muslim and that christmas offends your honor. You wont get invited to any christmas parties after that. Americans will bend over and grab their ankles to appease muslims these days. Everyone knows this.

STOP IT! /Arnold

 

[dawp]

you're not the only ones.

frankly i could care less for christmas.