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hunter

(40,559 posts)
17. I wish Christmas would go away.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:40 AM
Nov 2025

It's the biggest source of friction in my marriage and it was the biggest source of friction in my family when I was growing up.

I had one grandmother who celebrated the traditional U.S.A. Christmas with full consumer excess and she imposed that on everyone, even her in-laws, none of whom agreed when, how, or if Christmas ought to be celebrated. My parents quit celebrating Christmas when my grandma died. Then they moved away. Thousands of miles away. Their only nod to Christmas was a large piece of driftwood they'd hang any Christmas cards they received on.

One of my siblings and his family plan always to be out of the country for Christmas, usually vacationing on some tropical beach.

Another of my siblings is in the same situation I'm in, reluctantly celebrating Christmas with consumer excesses and cultural appropriations that would likely horrify Christ.

But that's just me being judgmental.

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I thought I read that on Indivisible website. I boycott every Black Friday anyway. travelingthrulife Nov 2025 #1
The No Kings movement should have pushed this hard! Chasstev365 Nov 2025 #2
I hope so . . . hatrack Nov 2025 #3
Boycott the traffic. Boycott things I don't need. Tetrachloride Nov 2025 #4
Yes. Including Ciber Monday RainCaster Nov 2025 #5
Other than the Walton Family, which billionaires would be affected? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #6
Walmart has been a publicly traded corporation since the 1970s RazorbackExpat Nov 2025 #20
But the Walton family are the majority shareholders. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #23
Quite Accurate ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #24
According to one of the major news organizations that serves the Bentonville area, RazorbackExpat Nov 2025 #26
EVERY dollar you spend... ret5hd Nov 2025 #7
Mass Blackout from Nov 25 thru Dec 3 griloco Nov 2025 #8
Is there an info website on this movement to your knowledge? NNadir Nov 2025 #9
Seconded. nt Prairie_Seagull Nov 2025 #12
It's pretty widespread. Gore1FL Nov 2025 #13
Not that I know of. griloco Nov 2025 #25
I've boycotted Black Friday for years and will continue to do so! nt lark Nov 2025 #10
I don't think Black Friday is that big of a deal anymore. bearsfootball516 Nov 2025 #11
About the only shopping we do on black friday mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #14
Why wait? Shut the spending down now. Do not underestimate the power and leverage of your consuner dollars. Hotler Nov 2025 #15
I don't Rebl2 Nov 2025 #16
I wish Christmas would go away. hunter Nov 2025 #17
It's tough my husband hates it Tree Lady Nov 2025 #21
Buy Nothing Day has been around for decades. n/t flvegan Nov 2025 #18
Shop at your local Ace Hardware. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2025 #19
If this is only for Black Friday through Cyber Monday pinkstarburst Nov 2025 #22
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