like all the fuckin ads with the hugging families around winter. any educationally normal adult knows everyone just gets more stressed, with travel and gifts and social obligations and everything, but you’re not even allowed to…openly feel that, it seems? it’s like there’s this happiness benchmark you have to reach,...
Yep I’m a looser, I am expected at a Christmas gathering, I am expected to bring some food, gifts for 7-9 childrens that aren’t mine, a gift for the host, a costume etc… I’m so broke I don’t eat every mealtime and I have to buy all that shit that will be thrown in the garbage bin a few days later. And if I don’t show up I’m an asshole who doesn’t care about my friends and family. I love puting up decorations and having a good meal but what if I can’t afford it, take out another loan that will come back to haunt me later on ?
I hate how the holidays create all this extra responsibility and stress out of nowhere and then the media / culture also act like you're meant to be having such fun the whole time
like all the fuckin ads with the hugging families around winter. any educationally normal adult knows everyone just gets more stressed, with travel and gifts and social obligations and everything, but you’re not even allowed to…openly feel that, it seems? it’s like there’s this happiness benchmark you have to reach,...
Chicago area residents flee from senior community after 300% increase in costs (www.cbsnews.com)
Christmas Chihuahua (lemmy.ca)
Waiting patiently for her Christmas 🎁 presents !