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I really can't stand this time of year. At least knocked out the big family xmas party on Saturday early. For once in my marriage it will just be my wife and I and the nephews mom will be there on xmas day. Usually we'd all get together at one persons house after opening.

I'm an isolationist. Probably because I only have one sister. And we stopped doing holidays with any of my uncles and cousins getting together around age 7. It would just be me, my sister and parents at Thanksgiving and xmas.

Then there's new years where fat people lose 5-10lbs and cancel the gym membership by February and gain back 20lbs by March.

I also don't want anything from anyone gift wise. I'll buy what I want when I want it. You send people a list with the exact product and they still fuck it up. They try and save money and get a better deal on a similar item. Now I then have to drive 30 minutes to return it.

I'm not religious either so it's all just annoying overall. Everything is closed xmas day. It's night out all the time. Don't get me started on xmas music either. Then any of the jock family members want to watch basketball or football depend on the year knowing most the players got f'd up the night before and play awful. And yes I was a jock, but I'm convinced everything is fixed now, but that's a different post/topic.

Rant over. Kind of. Forgot about last night. Nephews birthday. Baby daddy's mom (grandma) of my nephew wants to get together for xmas (has 8 grandkids with 6 daughter in laws...). My SIL tells him this and he starts crying at 13. He hates his dad and their family that much to fuck up what should have been a great night. 7th grader getting move up to 8th grade team on basketball going into tournament season. Should have been a great night for him.

Sorry, I'll Scrooge ya later.

So my kids are old enough to know Santa and all that is bull shit. So when the wife is traveling I get to do this. Yes we still do the elf on the shelf with basically all teenagers now. Wife won't be happy with this one but whatever. She's not on patnet.

Didn't decorate the yard/house this year. Fuck that. Our electric bill with no AC goes to $350 during xmas. Usually $220 in a hot summer month. Not worth it. That $130 is a lift ticket out in Big Sky, MT. Well probably Bridger. $12 airfare. Free lodging. Free car and rides. I can also pack food I have already including meat. Literally could vacation for $50 unless we go out to eat which we would.

#travel hacks. $300 tops for 5 days. If we cook and grill $150 and most of that is Midway parking fees. Didn't account for beer, but I would have bought it anyway, so technically not a vacation cost.

Click on her green ribbons!

Don't forget the reason for the season!



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Christmas: When your Passport Bro Libertarian Uncle comes back to the States with his Asian wife in tow:

I really did laugh out loud at that tshirt.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas whether they are Christian or not.

People of good will will accept the good will in the greeting.

Merry Christmas to all.

Whatever day we choose to celebrate it, 2000 years ago something happened.

We're all a bunch of fallible retards and it's a good thing there is a Providence who offers Free Grace to those who believe upon Him.

F Xmas. Slowly weeding it down. I just want it to be my wife and kids. MIL is in the basement trashed. She hit my car. My other family that came over brings their fucking dogs they never trained and their untrained kids.

I don’t get this. I just saw you about three weeks ago. We’re good. I did get approval for solo travel for Xmas next year. Until it’s just the wife and kids I might just go to the USVI or Costa Rica. Gonna start looking at places after the new year. I can’t do this shit anymore. Do a week before and come back on Xmas day when airports should be quiet.

I want nothing and the kids are old enough at this point. I don’t want more shit in my house as we plan to move after the build. Still got the 4am central time Santa scramble and the kids didn’t leave me a beer or jerky.

Wookie after his Christmas get together:

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Wookie after his Christmas get together:

lol. I'm good. Just getting sick of it. I only have so many years on this planet. I don't want to spend what seems like a month or even 2 if you throw in Halloween. Memorial Day, the 4th and Labor Day are fine by me at least where I live. I have no enthusiasm to sit in tight quarters with people I don't like because it's cold and dark out.

Best Thanksgiving was up north in WI at an indoor water park (not the Dells). Could go back to your room. Didn't have to interact. Kids I think are over the Santa thing. I'd like to travel as I mention in another comment with just them or solo, but the wife is hung up on loser family. If my wife gave up, her entire side of the family would collapse. Already kind of has.

I just want to go somewhere tropical that other family can't afford and just say we tried and just go. The current trend is not working.