Christmas List

[blackberry444]

I've just done my Christmas wish list for John and Charles.

Apart from a couple of items I got last year, it's identical to last year's list.

How pathetic is that?

Comments

[cat63.livejournal.com]

At least you're consistent :-)

[oldbloke.livejournal.com]

Well, you can never have too much gin, eh?

[k425.livejournal.com]

Not at all. It means you have most of what you want and you're not hugely materialistic. Go you!

[femsc.livejournal.com]

Or it may mean that her menfolk are extremely good at not listening the first time...

[blackberry44.livejournal.com]

Charles is very good and knows exactly what I like. He's also capable of choosing something quite unexpected which turns out to be something I come to like.

John is hopeless, but I give them both a list.

[femsc.livejournal.com]

My Christmas requirements are very simple, and involve as little fuss as possible. I love buying presents for my family, but I prefer to do so throughout the year if I see something appropriate. The only time I make a real effort to go looking for things is for their birthdays - and even then I don't go overboard. It seems to me that Christmas has long since stopped being a Christian festival, and it doesn't seem like much of a decent Pagan one either. For most people it's just an excuse for an excess of everything, and for years now it's made my blood run cold. The only redeeming feature I can see is that the selection of seasonal nibbles tends to be worth looking out for - but even those are getting a bit samey now. Just call me Ebenezer...

[blackberry44.livejournal.com]

I like a little fuss and some special food at Christmas and Easter and on birthdays. Once upon a time we went out for a meal for birthdays but now that we can no longer afford to do so, I like to cook a special meal.

I don't think I make a lot of fuss about Christmas, but then I love cooking and all three of us like a bit of seasonal tradition. We certainly can't afford expensive presents, particularly this year, but as every year, I save up necessary items like new knickers, socks and T shirts and wrap them up individually, to make a bit of present-opening excitement.

I don't think anyone who doesn't want to should be forced to make any special effort about Christmas because it's utterly unnecessary even for Christians and it should never be a stressful time because people are trying to outdo each other or even themselves, since it's meant to be celebrating love.

Maybe I have a less jaundiced view because I'm a bit older than you and when I was little, there was very little money for fripperies for anyone in this country, so the loving family aspect was more important. I don't remember any family rows at Christmas as so many people reportedly have.

John's family weren't very good at Christmas and he wasn't keen until he met my family and now he likes our own traditions every bit as much as Charles and I do.

I must stop babbling. I can't help it, I luuuuuuurve Christmas.

[femsc.livejournal.com]

You babble all you like.

It's just me, I think. I'm not very good at celebrations, especially mass celebrations, at all. Christmas means nothing to me on a personal level either, so I prefer to ignore it. Of course, my children disagree...