I stopped going to Christmas gatherings because my family wouldn't stop spending what I considered a lot of money on things I didn't ask for, didn't want, and have absolutely no use for. I am not going to let them label me ungrateful when I've made it clear there is nothing I want.
I'm fucking sick of the commercialization of Christmas. I lost my faith a long time ago, and even I'm starting to miss the values it was supposed to represent.
I'm notorious for leaving gifts behind when I leave a Christmas gathering. I'd much rather they buy me nothing, I hate the hassle of finding a use for something, storing more junk in my house, or the trouble of returning it.
I also find 99% of the time when someone gets me something I do want it's the lowest, cheapest, crappiest model possible that falls apart after 5min of use.
Personal issues of mine that no one asked for-
I stopped going to Christmas gatherings because my family wouldn't stop spending what I considered a lot of money on things I didn't ask for, didn't want, and have absolutely no use for. I am not going to let them label me ungrateful when I've made it clear there is nothing I want.
I'm fucking sick of the commercialization of Christmas. I lost my faith a long time ago, and even I'm starting to miss the values it was supposed to represent.
I'm notorious for leaving gifts behind when I leave a Christmas gathering. I'd much rather they buy me nothing, I hate the hassle of finding a use for something, storing more junk in my house, or the trouble of returning it.
I also find 99% of the time when someone gets me something I do want it's the lowest, cheapest, crappiest model possible that falls apart after 5min of use.