Christmas, the times are a changing.

[Ralph Norton]

You misunderstand me. They are free to follow their beliefs. But it shouldnt be "forced down my throat".

OK but how then is it being "forced down your throat"?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It was magic.
It was 1973 when I was 8.
Christmas wasn't a day. It was a whole month.
A month of - Christmas lights, tv Christmas specials on several nights a week, parties at school, looking at toy catalogs, seeing Christmas displays in windows.... parades.
It was the best thing ever.

 

[Hum Dinger]

Was living with my Aunt and Uncle, still grieving the loss of my mother and coming to grips with the fact that I'd become an orphan at 8. Had also figured out that Santa wasn't real by then.

Spent the rest of my Christmases growing up in various foster families, always feeling like an outsider.

Spent the next 20 Christmases after I'd graduated HS volunteering for Christmas duty while on active duty with the Navy, since I knew there were people with families that would appreciate the gesture. Besides, it also guaranteed me New Year's off.

Christmases after I retired from the Navy? Nothing special, just a quick gift exchange with my roomie/landlord for the next 15 years. But, those were some of the best I'd ever had, with the exception of the Christmases before my mother died.

Christmas now? Living with my fiancee, trying to wrap my mind around the significance of the holiday that she and her family all seem to have for it. Only had 1 so far, will see how this one goes................

Lost your Mom at 8. My condolences.

Same with me. Nothing was ever the same after that.

 

[miketx]

OK but how then is it being "forced down your throat"?

The answer only thing being forced on people is faggotism, trans bullshit and pedophiles. things the left approves of.

 

[froggy]

pretty much just like every other day.

So your parents were atheist and Christmas wasn't allowed in your house

 

[ABikerSailor]

The answer only thing being forced on people is faggotism, trans bullshit and pedophiles. things the left approves of.

If you would quit hanging out at lonely rest stop bathrooms, "faggotism" would no longer be forced down your throat, and you'd no longer have to swallow.

 

[Blues Man]

So your parents were atheist and Christmas wasn't allowed in your house

No My mother said she was a Baptist but she was more interested in shooting up than anything else. We didn't celebrate any holidays that I can remember.

 

[miketx]

No My mother said she was a Baptist but she was more interested in shooting up than anything else. We didn't celebrate any holidays that I can remember.

Shooting up? What? A school? Baseball games? Church?

 

[Blues Man]

Shooting up? What? A school? Baseball games? Church?

You are obtuse aren't you.

Heroin, meth , cocaine my mother was an addict and died of an overdose when I was 14 she had been using since I was 5 or 6

 

[miketx]

You are obtuse aren't you.

Heroin, meth , cocaine my mother was an addict and died of an overdose when I was 14 she had been using since I was 5 or 6

I'm obtuse because you make some vague statement with no context? Lol

 

[Blues Man]

I'm obtuse because you make some vague statement with no context? Lol

Gee only 99% of people would realize that shooting up is slang for doing intravenous drugs.

So yeah you are obtuse

 

[Carl in Michigan]

I got a Brazil kit and wore it out in the snow.
Christmas has changed since the 70s. There is far too much religion dragged into it these days.

You do know the SUPPOSED reason for the season don't you heathen?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

You misunderstand me. They are free to follow their beliefs. But it shouldnt be "forced down my throat".

I don't follow the Christmas tradition, but no on forces anything down my throat. I don't participate

 

[froggy]

No My mother said she was a Baptist but she was more interested in shooting up than anything else. We didn't celebrate any holidays that I can remember.

Are you now celebrating the season for the true reason

 

[frigidweirdo]

Yes, how dare people drag religion into a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ?
See Tommy? This is why I ask how your mental health counseling is going.

Except it doesn't celebrate the birth of Christ, they just tacked that on to the winter festival.

 

[Blues Man]

Are you now celebrating the season for the true reason

No I'm not religious.

My wife loves Christmas and I only celebrate it for her.

 

[norwegen]

What was Christmas like when you were 8 years old?

The Sears catalogue. It had a huge toy section.

 

[froggy]

No I'm not religious.

My wife loves Christmas and I only celebrate it for her.

You know with each day passing you're one day closer to the end.

 

[Blues Man]

You know with each day passing you're one day closer to the end.

I've actually known that everyone dies since I was a kid. What's that got to do with Christmas?

 

[froggy]

I've actually known that everyone dies since I was a kid. What's that got to do with Christmas?

Christmas is the birth of christ who came and died for all not suffer in eternity