Do you enjoy the holidays? Or dread them?

[MegaBlue05]

Previous line of work: Hated them. Had to work every holiday and the holiday pay wasn’t worth what I was missing.

New line of work: Enjoy them immensely and i save some PTO to extend Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 

[magic8ball]

And if you said "No"?

A huge guilt trip from parents and in-laws when we've done it or tried it in the past.

 

[Get Buckets]

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Guaranteed 4 day weekend, smoked turkey and leftovers, no presents, weather can be decent and great college and pro sports.

 

[sg24_]

I used to like them as a kid. Now they suck.
Too many people that you have to placate.

The only good thing is the time off of work. Everything else sucks.

 

[somersetcat]

I absolutely HATE the holidays ! So much in fact, I almost pray for death !
The pressure of buying gifts and spending time with people you really can’t stand and all the a$$ kissing makes me sick !
The sooner January gets here the better!
I can honestly feel the noose tightening around my neck about November 1st and it doesn’t end until about January...........
I’m like the Grinch on steroids !!!
[sick]

 

[VT/UK Rondo]

Spending money on gifts that nobody needs or wants because we feel like we have to. No thanks.
Outside of deep frying a Turkey, making a few special recipes and meals I dont do much celebrating.
Putting up lights is a pain in the ***. Wife always helps put them up but is never around when it comes time to take them down. Last time they stayed up til spring before I could get them down. Damn cat kept turning the tree over. Drag all that crap back into storage. Hell with all that
A big breakfast, deep fried Turkey, broccoli casserole, pecan pie and Christmas candy and I'm good.

 

[cole854]

Thanksgiving and Christmas allow my entire family a chance to spend time together. This rarely happens throughout the year, if ever. I am thankful we have that opportunity and feel for those who can't, or those who view the holiday season as a burden.

 

[Kaizer Sosay]

Have always liked the holidays...even back when I had to deal with the hassle of traveling all over the flat earf to celebrate them.

But for the last several years we have held court for both Thanksgiving & Christmas for all family members on both sides. Which I like much better. Pretty much set in stone at this point.

I’m shaking things up this year...I’m hosting the First Annual Kaizer Sosay Thanksgiving Feast or Famine Extravaganza.

It’s a Family Fight Club themed holiday special event where if you win you get to keep eating. Lose your first match and you go home hungry...and more than likely missing a few teeth.

Gotta go...Michael Buffer is holding on line 3.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Dread holiday traffic. People hitting the road who are either:

• Aholes who overstay their welcome.
• Going out of guilt because some ahole guilted them.

Holiday traffic has a serious ahole factor.

 

[michaeluk26]

I love Halloween. But I've never really liked Thanksgiving. Yes I know how odd that is. I like Christmas and love New Year's.

Growing up we always held all major holidays at my house. About 15 to 20 people everywhere. There was/is random people every time. My mother always had to do all the food by herself and we always paid for everything.

I have had terrible anxiety since I was discharged and being around that many people, family or not, I lose my ****. The VA prescribes me alprazolam and it helps sometimes. But with my mother on her death bed I'm not sure what's gonna happen.

 

[Robcatt24]

I love Halloween. But I've never really liked Thanksgiving. Yes I know how odd that is. I like Christmas and love New Year's.

Growing up we always held all major holidays at my house. About 15 to 20 people everywhere. There was/is random people every time. My mother always had to do all the food by herself and we always paid for everything.

I have had terrible anxiety since I was discharged and being around that many people, family or not, I lose my ****. The VA prescribes me alprazolam and it helps sometimes. But with my mother on her death bed I'm not sure what's gonna happen.

Wow man.

Sorry to hear that.