Parents: ********* time was better for you as a child or as a parent?

Parents: ********* time was better for you as a child or as a parent?
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answer:The excitement and joy I see in my daughters eyes at ********* outweighs any of the presents I received when I was their age. Even watching them decorate the tree puts a big smile on my face.
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Parents: What creative solutions have you come up with or used for years when money was very tight around *********?

Description : Parents: What creative solutions have you come up with or used for years when money was very tight around Christmas?

Last Answer : How old are the kids? My mom one year when I was around seven pretty much said “We are broke, you get one gift this year.” I still manage to find it in my heart to love her.

Parents: How do you work out ********* gift giving with your kids?

Description : Parents: How do you work out Christmas gift giving with your kids?

Last Answer : We only celebrate New Year’s and the kids get gifts that night, wrapped.

What is a good **** to take over to meet the boyfriends parents on *********?

Description : What is a good wine to take over to meet the boyfriends parents on Christmas?

Last Answer : For $50 you should be able to get a top of the line Oregon Pinot Noir or California Zinfandel. Can’t give you specifics but we do love Adelsheim Pinots from Oregon SRM

Is it cheating to buy the same gift for more than one child on your ********* list?

Description : Is it cheating to buy the same gift for more than one child on your Christmas list?

Last Answer : answer:I don't think giving duplicate gifts would be cheating. It's just a little lazy. But with fifteen grandkids to keep track of, I doubt anyone would blame you. I probably wouldn't give every kid ... should check out Steve Spangler or maybe Think Geek for the older kids. Have fun! Don't stress!

What was the best ********* or birthday gift you received as a child?

Description : What was the best Christmas or birthday gift you received as a child?

Last Answer : I wanted a Chatty Cathy so bad. I got it from Santa on Christmas morning. Within 1 hour, my brother had decapitated it to find out why it talked. I cried for hours, and to this day ... talk about it every Thanksgiving. My point is the family together and doing things will be what is remembered.

[Fluff time] Do you believe you would have a better ********* as a stressed out wealthy person or a content pauper?

Description : [Fluff time] Do you believe you would have a better Christmas as a stressed out wealthy person or a content pauper?

Last Answer : answer:Well, I've never been rich but I have been poor in monetary terms. Never poor in spirit or joy. So I will bet on the poor. The one good thing about being poor is everyone who is in the ... as everyone I love is healthy and happy too. You learn to live in the moments that are big or small.

For those of you who have had a rough past ********* (one or many), what is one Christmassy thing that reminds you of a better time?

Description : For those of you who have had a rough past Christmas (one or many), what is one Christmassy thing that reminds you of a better time?

Last Answer : Listening to the yearly “discussion” about putting up the tree between Grandma H and Grandpa “Bonehead”! XD The tree “spun” too,adding to the drama… My sister and I still bust up thinking about it :)))

If everyday could be like *********, would this be a better World?

Description : If everyday could be like Christmas, would this be a better World?

Last Answer : When you see Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving, it seems to me someone is pushing the holidays. This year I even saw stuff out at Halloween time.

If ********* time is defined by when stores first start selling ********* related products, when does ********* start where you live?

Description : If Christmas time is defined by when stores first start selling Christmas related products, when does Christmas start where you live?

Last Answer : Mid July. :-(

[Fluff time] Is a lousy ********* gift with a possible use would be as worse as a lousy one with no plausible use?

Description : [Fluff time] Is a lousy Christmas gift with a possible use would be as worse as a lousy one with no plausible use?

Last Answer : A kayak? Dude where the hell do you come up with these examples lol.

[Fluff time] What was the largest amount (as in numbers of bulbs) of ********* lights you ever hung or arranged in any of the places you ever called home?

Description : [Fluff time] What was the largest amount (as in numbers of bulbs) of Christmas lights you ever hung or arranged in any of the places you ever called home?

Last Answer : For me, personally, I think it’s 1000. Five 200 bulb strands. All inside.

Fluff time: how many days, weeks, etc. into the year is it more than a societal faux pas to have all your ********* gear in place and working every night?

Description : Fluff time: how many days, weeks, etc. into the year is it more than a societal faux pas to have all your Christmas gear in place and working every night?

Last Answer : answer:Believers keep decorations up through January 6, Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men arrived. Catholic Churches keep Christmas stuff up until the second Sunday after Epiphany. Eastern Orthodox Christians don ... January 7th on the Gregorian Calendar, so they get a pass until the end of January.

Is ********* a unilaterally happy time for you or is it stressful?

Description : Is Christmas a unilaterally happy time for you or is it stressful?

Last Answer : answer:Happy: 20%. Stressful: 80%. Reason: Christmas always seems to coincide with exam time. I rarely enjoy Christmas fully with the exam in my hand. This year exam ends sooner than Christmas, but school starts right after the exam. So I spend my Christmas with textbooks again.

When do you and your ********* lights/display say bye, bye to each other until next time?

Description : When do you and your Christmas lights/display say bye, bye to each other until next time?

Last Answer : Back when I did decorate for Christmas, it was usually the weekend after King’s Day (January 6th, the twelfth day of Christmas).

What's your favorite thing about ********* time?

Description : What's your favorite thing about christmas time?

Last Answer : Egg nog and gravy covered meals.

Where am I going to find ********* decorations this time of year?

Description : Where am I going to find Christmas decorations this time of year?

Last Answer : Go to a theater supply store. They rent that stuff.

Do you get more depressed at ********* time?

Description : Do you get more depressed at Christmas time?

Last Answer : I think a lot of people find xmas pretty depressing..theres all this impetus around family and friends and if you dont have lots of either you become so much more aware of it. I hate this time ... own melacholic state feel all the worse. Your not alone theres a lot of charlie browns out there too.

When is the appropriate time to take down ********* decorations?

Description : When is the appropriate time to take down Christmas decorations?

Last Answer : Hey, thanks, you reminded me to plug in my Christmas lights! Maybe Groundhog Day?

DO you find ********* to be a sad or happy time of year?

Description : DO you find christmas to be a sad or happy time of year?

Last Answer : Its both.Happy to watch my daughter experience it,sad because I cant afford a damn thing anymore

Should you spend time this ********* with family you've not cared about in quite awhile?

Description : Should you spend time this Christmas with family you've not cared about in quite awhile?

Last Answer : Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I can relate to your position.

Does your radio station play all ********* music, all the time, in December?

Description : Does your radio station play all Christmas music, all the time, in December?

Last Answer : You own a radio station? Which one?

********* Holiday time is actually a SAD time for me, so I'm starting to dread them ALREADY. Anyone else?

Description : Christmas Holiday time is actually a SAD time for me, so I'm starting to dread them ALREADY. Anyone else?

Last Answer : answer:Yea, there's tons of stuff that you can do if you don't want to have a pity party for yourself. Volunteer to collect toys from those toy bins. Volunteer in a soup kitchen. There's a ... myself pretty unavailable on the holidays. It's only a happy time for normal people. I relate to you.

Did people fire shots where you live on ********* Eve at midnight?

Description : Did people fire shots where you live on Christmas Eve at midnight?

Last Answer : No. There are laws here that you can’t fire guns within a certain distance from residences.

Are there any ********* songs that make you cry?

Description : Are there any Christmas songs that make you cry?

Last Answer : White Wine in the Sun

Did your ********* plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Description : Did your Christmas plans get screwed up at the last minute because of covid?

Last Answer : My girlfriend and her family were all going to Princeton NJ for a large family Christmas gathering. Tuesday her sister called and said that the town had been hit by omicron and no one was going ... Wednesday afternoon, he had a sore throat and congestion and had tested positive, so no visiting him.

Do you have ********* meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Description : Do you have Christmas meal on the 24th or the 25th?

Last Answer : We do our not very fancy traditional meal on Christmas Day.

What are some of your plans for *********?

Description : What are some of your plans for christmas?

Last Answer : I will not be with family again this year. Instead, my friends and I will have a BBQ in the park. It will be good fun.

DIY decoration ideas for *********?

Description : DIY decoration ideas for Christmas?

Last Answer : If you're in an area with wild holly, you can get some cuttings and put them in vases, or even make a wreath or garland of them. Very festive, surpsisingly long-lasting (three weeks or so without ... you don't have pets or children that might eat the toxic berries, as they do fall off eventually.

Will you be putting up a ********* tree?

Description : Will you be putting up a Christmas tree?

Last Answer : We had Christmas house lights up last year, figuring people will still drive by.

*********: Do you open presents on ********* Eve or ********* Morning usually?

Description : Christmas: Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning usually?

Last Answer : Morning

Anything exciting today? On ********* Day 2018?

Description : Anything exciting today? On Christmas Day 2018?

Last Answer : Let me illustrate the day with a song

So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your ********* plans?

Description : So, my Jelly pals, would you care to share your Christmas plans?

Last Answer : Scour the wasteland for scrap and canned dog food.

Which ********* present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Description : Which Christmas present is the one thing you wait all year for?

Last Answer : My grandmother used to make cookies just for me for Christmas. When she died (2001), my aunt found the handwritten recipe she used and gave it to me. I have since made the cookies every year and thought ... though I'm making them, I feel as though they are still presents from her in a strange way.

Have you ever been chastised for using, or not using, a particular greeting during the ********* season?

Description : Have you ever been chastised for using, or not using, a particular greeting during the Christmas season?

Last Answer : No. It’s a made up crisis.

Has anyone started their ********* shopping?

Description : Has anyone started their Christmas shopping?

Last Answer : Aye aye, I eyeballed a pair of prescription sun glasses and bought them for 2020.

Does anyone else remember silver ********* trees?

Description : Does anyone else remember silver Christmas trees?

Last Answer : Grammy had one. I chewed her out for going commercial. I was like eight-ish.

Have you ever known an adult who expected, almost to the point of demanding, a gift for *********?

Description : Have you ever known an adult who expected, almost to the point of demanding, a gift for Christmas?

Last Answer : That’s crazy. Christmas is for kiddos anyway. Some people are just shameless and self centered…

Is it stressful when people tell you exactly what to get for a ********* present?

Description : Is it stressful when people tell you exactly what to get for a Christmas present?

Last Answer : Um, @Dutchess_III , it is pretty late in the game. You only have two more days. You could have looked on Amazon and had it delivered to your door, but it's probably too late now. There's ... kids since I don't have any and would have no idea what they would want. Get shopping @Dutchess_III !!

In the Dickens story, A ********* Carol, why does Jacob Marley have his head tied up as though he has a tooth ache?

Description : In the Dickens story, A Christmas Carol, why does Jacob Marley have his head tied up as though he has a tooth ache?

Last Answer : No toothache. He’s dead. His jaw is tied up because it’s gone slack, as a corpse’s does. But he has to untie it to speak. (We won’t demand too much logic or fidelity to real life when it comes to ghosts.)

Have you had a memorable ********* tree disaster?

Description : Have you had a memorable Christmas tree disaster?

Last Answer : About 40 years ago a friend and I rented a little house in the woods east of Seattle, in the foothills of the Cascades. Being very hippy and self-sufficient (so we believed) we went ... about it all, and replaced the broken window and battered doorframe quickly and without too much fuss.

Do you like *********, or dislike it? Why?

Description : Do you like Christmas, or dislike it? Why?

Last Answer : I like it. I celebrate it with joy in my heart. Geez, @josie, you;re making me teary and it is still November. The Christmas story, a tale of common people overcoming poverty and forced travel to bring a ... the point my kids check to see if I am weepy. That's what Christmas is about, @josie Brown .

How much, on average, do you spend on your kids and / or grandkids at *********?

Description : How much, on average, do you spend on your kids and / or grandkids at Christmas?

Last Answer : I SO badly want to get the old book Look Our For Pirates for my 6 year old grand daughter but damn! They want $24 bucks for it on Amazon! And that’s the cheapest!

Other than your spouse do you still ********* shop for the adults in your life?

Description : Other than your spouse do you still Christmas shop for the adults in your life?

Last Answer : I make consumables for everybody, but yes, for many fewer than I used to.

Is the "ugly ********* sweaters" phenomenon contributing to the squandering of energy and resources?

Description : Is the "ugly Christmas sweaters" phenomenon contributing to the squandering of energy and resources?

Last Answer : Probably no more than the Teen Formalwear industry. 2-3 skanky nylon dresses per year, per kid, for 4 years of high school (assuming they didn't start going to high school formals in seventh grade ... certainly double as a 2nd or 3rd layer when gallivanting in the snow during not-Christmas, as well.

Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow ********* decorations?

Description : Do those of you who live in areas where it snows think it’s odd or funny to see “fake” snow Christmas decorations?

Last Answer : When I lived in California, and then Nevada it felt out of place to me. Now that I have snow where I live, it just seems like extending the outdoors indoors. I laugh though, at those people who hang “icecicle” lights on their house, and they get frozen inside of enormous real ice spikes. Lol

What should I get for my 52 year old mom's ********* birthday?

Description : What should I get for my 52 year old mom's Christmas birthday?

Last Answer : How much do you want to spend?

It's July, has anyone started their ********* shopping?

Description : It's July, has anyone started their Christmas shopping?

Last Answer : Bah humbug. Over hyped, over commercialized, over priced. Now I’ll have nightmares of Christmas carols paying on the radio station before Labor Day.

What is on your ********* tree? (If you have one).

Description : What is on your Christmas tree? (If you have one).

Last Answer : I’m not putting up a tree, but…I just hung some cool blue lights. :-) When my daughter was growing up we often went on excursions to cut our own tree, and decorated together.

What would you get Trump for *********?

Description : What would you get Trump for Christmas?

Last Answer : A steaming pile of my sick-person shit.

What would you get Hillary for *********?

Description : What would you get Hillary for Christmas?

Last Answer : Last year as a gag my brother in law gave me a Trump bumper sticker that had his big orange head. I was going to wrap it in a box and give it back this year with a tag that said “dick in a box” I guess I could give that to her.