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nonightowl · Nov 12, 2022, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rdgrad15

Yeah I would love to not join in the gift exchanges but I feel obligated to do so, it's one of those things where you know you'll be judged for if you don't participate. I don't join any celebrations at work, interactions are so forced and I remember a couple coworkers outright admit they hate socializing with other coworkers outside of work hours, why would I want to interact with those who really don't want to be bothered?

Also I do remember there being cases where store employees were trampled and even killed on Black Friday and it was a day after everyone is supposed to be thankful for what they have, it's pretty messed up if you really think about it. Also yes people do become happier in January until the weather gets extremely nasty by the end of January and February and tax season comes around, in terms of accidents I believe most accidents actually occur during the holidays due to people rushing which is so stupid.

You're right that you get judged if you don't do those holiday gift things at work or those potlucks too which I hated also. In hindsight, I too wonder how many people really felt the same way I did but nobody wanted to admit it.

I used to quote the saying "Don't mix business with pleasure" which I think is a good rule of thumb.

I only went to the movies once with a co-worker. And one time I stayed friends with a co-worker or so I thought, after I left the company. But she ghosted me-----twice. That's a whole other thread.

People do seem to run lights or speed more during this time of the year. It's stress---not joy.. And NO GOODWILL towards all MEN. (And women!)

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Originally Posted by rdgrad15

I believed in santa claus but I always thought about how he could fly to every house in such a short period of time as well, I believed in him the longest since there was at least a reasonable explanation for how he got in the house. As for the tooth fairy and easter bunny, I realized they weren't real much earlier on since there was no explanation for how they got in the house. If anything I thought the concept of a tooth fairy and easter bunny was kind of creepy, I always thought the concept of a bunny or fairy going through your house without your knowledge and even into your room while you sleep was extremely creepy and weird.

At least santa just stays in your living room rather than wandering about but even then I started questioning if he was real when I would be up all night on Christmas Eve and there was still presents in the morning even though people say he doesn't go to houses where someone is wide awake, I was eventually told he wasn't real but I had pretty much figured it out on my own and no one had to tell me the easter bunny and tooth fairy wasn't real especially since there was one video my parents made where they forgot to hide the eggs and they said the easter bunny forgot to come to the house even though he remembered to go to every other house imaginable so that pretty much gave it away lol.

LOL I never believed in the Easter Bunny. As for the Tooth Fairy, I just thought of it as flying straight to my bedroom, not around the house.

Then it left. It wasn't creepy to me, I think.

Sigh....thinking of all this decades later now.

I wondered how somebody could survive in the North Pole where it's so cold and that stuff about elves making toys never made sense to me, LOL.

Thanks for starting this thread.