Anyone else dread the holidays?
Inevitably in my household it always ends up in a huge fight. Whether it be about food prep, my failure to do something on the undisclosed schedule set randomly by family, or some other crazy problem. I have come to dread the whole thing. Kids are older now, so no little kid stuff to enjoy. Any gifts for them tend to be stuff I have to hunt and hunt for since it is sold out because it is a hot item. And I hate not to find it, because they really don't ask for a lot any time of the year. Plus a hassle of putting up tons of decorations no one sees (dead end street and no guests) after the wife complains I am not pulling them all out early enough. Then tearing them back down by myself when everyone else is over them.
Hate to be a scrooge, but it seems like I have so much to do normally (work, dishes, laundry, errands) then all this gets stacked on. Very little holiday cheer comes of any of it.
Inevitably in my household it always ends up in a huge fight. Whether it be about food prep, my failure to do something on the undisclosed schedule set randomly by family, or some other crazy problem. I have come to dread the whole thing. Kids are older now, so no little kid stuff to enjoy. Any gifts for them tend to be stuff I have to hunt and hunt for since it is sold out because it is a hot item. And I hate not to find it, because they really don't ask for a lot any time of the year. Plus a hassle of putting up tons of decorations no one sees (dead end street and no guests) after the wife complains I am not pulling them all out early enough. Then tearing them back down by myself when everyone else is over them.
Hate to be a scrooge, but it seems like I have so much to do normally (work, dishes, laundry, errands) then all this gets stacked on. Very little holiday cheer comes of any of it.
