Published on 12, July, 2020
"It's the most horrible time of the year" I sing this every year. Lol. Christmas is the worst. A horrible nightmare that lasts too long and gets too much hype.
I saw in a shop today they're already selling Christmas sweets, calendars and I saw an advert on TV and it's not even been Halloween yet! But it begs the question...
What are you doing this Christmas?
Undoubtedly I'll have family over. The lights will be too bright. I'll be forced to socialise. And I'll have to go to the Christmas work party. December is a long old month. I hate it. Please someone shoot me with a sleeping dart and let me sleep through it.
Could we skip Christmas and go straight to Easter?
I honestly wouldn't mind if it was removed from existence. I know Santa would be out of work but I'm sure he could find a new job.
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I've seen mince pies in the supermarket. Unfortunately you can't freeze them. Christmas falls on a Monday and deciding whether to have the meal on Sunday or Monday.
The day usually have a large breakfast and open presents. Also a relative phones to wish a merry Christmas. Routine is disputed as mainly Christmas TV on and radio station Christmas carols. Lucky my DABS radio got an iPod dock and plays CDs.
Bring back old memories as last time worked Christmas eve (getting the store ready for the sale); people messed about by spraying fabreeze which nearly blinded me. Also one colleague pretend to have the flu as refused to do a task (same on sale day); one of the bullies is an assistant store manager now. Every store there is a high turnover. I didn't go to the Christmas party as people drinking before the event and getting banned from the restaurant (one occasion the company had a bill for damages and denied it); colleagues didn't understand why I wasn't keen.
Gad I'm staying at home helping with the Christmas decorations. Last year made some out of Lego.
The community group usually has an annual Christmas meal. Need to book this. My town has got late night shopping which I go for free food. Also Mingle with people. Think I'll wear a face covering.
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Going to my Inlaws, but it's okay I like them and they know I'm autistic so don't take it personally if I excuse myself to a quieter room and come back in later. Also I like visually stimming on all the fairy lights so I really like it. I like xmas in other ways too, I had a rocky childhood but xmas was always the island in that, the one day I wouldn't be yelled at so it exists as a pristinely fond memory.
Me and my cat will do our best to pretend it’s not Christmas
Thank God I ditched the TV.
False cheerfulness has been our Modus Operandi since WWII.
The C word has always been one of my most challenging times of the year, it’s not the actual day, I can mask that. It’s the two months of adverts on tv and radio, the Supermarket has the cheerful music on loop, there is no escape!
Depends on what my sister and her husband are doing and whether my mum is still with us or not.
I loved Christmas as a child, fun happy times. And my birthday, both together on the same day.
But I'm in my twenties now and my parents are dead. Christmas hasn't been happy since they died. It's now a reminder that they aren't here anymore.
I don't celebrate either now. They are ordinary days for me.
I actually appreciate Christmas. A sign of the innocence of childhood, which I missed out on; at that age. Too worldly as a boy.
I would visit an old neighbour, for Christmas Dinner, and my current Neighbour, for Boxing Day dinner.
It's crazy isn't it? Where I am they've already started selling advent calendars as well as sweets and decorations.
I've always hated this time of year for the obvious reasons - too loud, too busy, bright lights and the streets and shops are packed! It's the most un-autistic friendly thing out there.
This year is going to be worse than usual as my friend Luna died at the start of the year and as I lost my daughter a few years before this will be a lonely Christmas, so I will likely spend it here.
To be honest, f it's got to be Christmas then I'd rather spend it here with my online family.
The world goes crazy at Christmas time and it's too much.
Bah humbug!