It's that time of year of Greed, Selfishness and Sheer Madness

Mary Bell and I flashing Mr. Santa

 Okay as you can see by my long post I really dislike Christmas. Before I start to sound off about Christmas I want to let you what this season means to my family and I. First let me say my childhood Christmas has always been exciting and fun and full of wonderful memories. My Parents and siblings don't understand why I have become such a BahHumbug. They all go all out every year and have competitions with each other on who has the most decorations up.
 I started hating Christmas about 10 years ago. I don't know how to make my story short enough where you could understand why we don't celebrate it without boring you. Hum I'll just say The Ramirez Family don't do presents, we say everyday is Christmas we get whatever we want all year around. We never go without anything. Our Santa (Rudy) is the most giving, generous person in the world. I have what I call a never ending supply of money checking account and so do our boys. So you see who needs a day of Christmas Presents when we have everyday of the year to receive presents.Yes we do have a big dinner on Christmas day. We spend that day with friends who don't have a family to spend it with. I love it we have been doing this for a couple of years now.I do put out a Christmas Tree only because My friends from Walmart know I don't do Christmas and thought they would change my mind by saving me a remote control Pop up tree with all the decorations and light already on the tree all I have to do is plug it in and the tree grown about 8 feet tall. A couple of days before Christmas last year I was shopping in Walmart and the employees from Walmart surprised me with this tree. I took it home and fell in love with it. I've always hated Christmas decoration they just seem so cheesy to me so I don't bother.and don't ask me!
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We are told that "He is the reason for the season", which anyone can see as a lie to most of society. ."Shopping is the reason for the season." It's better to give than to receive? Yea, right. If everyone just sat around and waited to receive, no one would be shopping! I think that the modern Christmas that we celebrate now is nothing but an artificial holiday invented by retailers I seriously don’t think anybody can truly lay out it’s true meaning anymore…
I remember it use to be about an attitude from the heart of sharing, reflection, and spending time with the ones you love. For those who believe in Christianity it is supposed to be a quiet remembrance of the Biblical Christmas story. Most of the traditions make no sense to me. Why decorate my house with lots of colors like Red and white and stupid Christmas decor " LIKE FAKE SNOW" Especially fake snow on your front lawn and windows. What's up with that!!! I live in sunny Southern California it hardly ever rains here so when I see fake snow on peoples Lawns and windows it drives me crazy. 
When you actually start to shop, it's sheer madness. You can't get a parking spot, the lines are endless, tempers flare, etc. After you endure all the chaos of trying to find that 'special gift' for everyone, You come home with a bad headache and tired and still have to clean house and make dinner for the company you forgot was coming. You start to want to kick yourself in the rear for offering to have Christmas at your home for the whole entire family. (usually about 35 show up) and If your family is like mine love/hate relationship and full of dysfunctional individuals who love to pick fights right before the big gathering because I invited or disinvited someone (You know what I go through.) When Christmas comes, everyone gets together and watches as everyone else opens gifts and puts on a horrible display of bad acting because the gift they got sucked and pretends its great. 
Soon after Christmas, retailers whine about how shoppers were stingy this year, and how they didn't make any money. They are bombarded by people returning gifts that sucked. And when your credit card bills arrives, you realize that you have absolutely no financial self control.And why do I want to receive a Christmas card from someone I don’t communicate with the rest of the year telling me they wish me a happy holiday. Oh I get it they don't care the rest of the year to call me to just say Hello and how am I doing? Or you get a card in the mail from someone you forget existed. and let's not forget the ones who only send E-mail Christmas Holiday Cheer. Okay someone shoot me now! ERGH! I dislike Christmas cards. They are the biggest waste of money and natural resources ever invented by humans. Yet of course before Christmas, everyone gets so competitive about the process, purchasing and distributing them by the bag load. I hardly sent out Christmas cards but it's the least I can do to show a little Christmas Cheer,I just send them out to my immediate family to shut them up. Ha! So every year I experience awkward situations when people hand me a card and I give them nothing. Fortunately, most get the message once, and avoid me the year later. I have gotten better the last two years in the send out Holiday card department (Yikes) 
 And my biggest problem with Christmas is :I hate how everyone remembers the poor and homeless people for two weeks, They can't get enough of signing up to buying Christmas Holiday cheer for them. and then promptly forgets about them again till next Christmas. Do what I do. I tell everyone I don't do Christmas and You will not be buying any gifts. You will not be happy to receive any gifts. And "why can't we all say to our "loved ones', "As a Christmas gift, I want you to save the time and mental energy of finding a present for me. Use the money for something you would like at a time most convenient to you." Now, that actually might be pleasant.
 I don't care what other people think of me when Christmas comes around. I know everyone thinks I'm a rude, cheap human being who doesn't have the Christmas spirit. SO WHAT! I am not mean Spirited. Just a Bah-Humbug for Christmas I DISLIKE everything about it and can’t wait until it’s over!