Merry Christmas! What did a Santa bring you?

Dendrobates wrote:I wish Santa was real.
Fuck Christmas. Stupid fucking materialistic shit that people obsess over. This time of year just pisses me off.

Dendrobates wrote:I wish Santa was real.
Fuck Christmas. Stupid fucking materialistic shit that people obsess over. This time of year just pisses me off.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:I wish Santa was real.
Fuck Christmas. Stupid fucking materialistic shit that people obsess over. This time of year just pisses me off.

Need a hug? Perhaps some Binaca?

GRR Spartan wrote:Dendro sounds like someone who needs a nice steaming hot pint of hot chocolate with 2-3 shots of Baileys or peppermint schnapps for Holiday cheer.

Motown Spartan wrote:I had a bit of an upset tummy this morning and so I'm anticipating a less than ideal bowel movement.

tGreenWay wrote:Thankfully, we’re giving each other only one gift this year. The rest we’ll buy things for our home. Neither of us want or need “stuff.”

Dendrobates wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

Need a hug? Perhaps some Binaca?

GRR Spartan wrote:Dendro sounds like someone who needs a nice steaming hot pint of hot chocolate with 2-3 shots of Baileys or peppermint schnapps for Holiday cheer.

I know, I'm a scrooge. I really dislike Christmas time. I like it only for my kids. But I need to work on my older one helping others and less about gifts.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Thankfully, we’re giving each other only one gift this year. The rest we’ll buy things for our home. Neither of us want or need “stuff.”

So you don’t want the waffle maker I got you

Trapper Gus wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:




I know, I'm a scrooge. I really dislike Christmas time. I like it only for my kids. But I need to work on my older one helping others and less about gifts.

There are lots of ways to show that helping others is good at Christmas. Food Banks, Coats for the Cold, Toys for Tots. Have at it and get your kids involved with the giving.

Dendrobates wrote:


I know, I'm a scrooge. I really dislike Christmas time. I like it only for my kids. But I need to work on my older one helping others and less about gifts.

Rick Saunders wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:


I know, I'm a scrooge.  I really dislike Christmas time. I like it only for my kids. But I need to work on my older one helping others and less about gifts.

Marley's been dead these seven years now Dendro.  Time to get over it and give the kid the whole week off.

tGreenWay wrote:
You do make a good point, but the Christmas season hasn’t been the same for us since our first dog died in December eleven years ago. We’re only now sort of getting back into it. Can’t make those feelings go away.

Dendrobates wrote:I figured out what I want for Christmas.

I want a nanny. And preferably a hot one, because I want eye candy too

Trapper Gus wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:I figured out what I want for Christmas.

I want a nanny. And preferably a hot one, because I want eye candy too

Really the question is, what are you giving the poor and undeserving for Christmas?

btw - if you have young children I get the nanny thing, hot, or not.

I knew a kid who walked in on his father and a babysitter, so be careful what you ask for ...

Dendrobates wrote:I figured out what I want for Christmas.

I want a nanny. And preferably a hot one, because I want eye candy too

tGreenWay wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:I figured out what I want for Christmas.

I want a nanny. And preferably a hot one, because I want eye candy too

Nanny or Manny, or doesn’t it matter?

Turtleneck wrote:Honestly, telling kids the Santa lie is horrible. Why are you telling your kids there is an old man who watches them all year and decides if they are good or bad? First, it is creepy. An old man watching your kids all year? Really? That sounds like a good thing to tell children? Also, the lie is meant to convince children to behave according the parent's standards. It is manipulative and authoritarian parenting.

As for Christmas a whole, the fake cheer and joy is nauseating. Most of the year we hate each other, but for one month we suddenly find it in our hearts to love one another. It's so fake. I wish we could just cancel the whole thing and continue to each other to fuck off as usual.

Dendrobates wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

Really the question is, what are you giving the poor and undeserving for Christmas?

btw - if you have young children I get the nanny thing, hot, or not.

I knew a kid who walked in on his father and a babysitter, so be careful what you ask for ...

I want to do more physically, and I plan on it when the girls (1 & 4) are older. Right now, I just donate some money. I plan to get my kids very involved in helping out when they're older.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I want to do more physically, and I plan on it when the girls (1 & 4) are older. Right now, I just donate some money. I plan to get my kids very involved in helping out when they're older.

Kids pick up on what their parents do at a very young age ... get out there and help the poor and your kids will too.