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While my hubby was on a short break from work today we were talking about something Christmas related. I do remember telling him that I think Christmas is boring and over-rated, but I let him and the kids celebrate it despite my real feelings for this holiday. I never have really told anyone how I feel about this holiday because well... I'm a hypocrite when it comes to Christmas. I pretend to be all happy, happy, joy, joy over this holiday, but in my heart I could care less about this time of year.

I started my dislike for Christmas when I was a teenager. It was boring then and 20 years later it is even more boring. Every year its the same thing over and over. The same songs, the decorations, the rude people, the "I wants", the going to house to house, the comercialism and even the whoop to do that goes back and forth about taking Christ out of CHRISTmas and changing it to "Holiday" stuff. *ugh* Oh "Bah Hum Bug!" This past Sunday at church they started singing the "Hark the Harold Angels" song in worship and I wouldn't sing it because it was just another reminder of how much I don't like Chirstmas. This isn't even a biblical holdiay. The Bible doesn't tell us to celebrate the birth of Christ. Christmas is just another traditon of man that I don't care to celebrate. I find putting up a Christmas tree to be hard work and the tree takes up space that we need. I hate shopping and I can't stand wrapping presents. I've always let my hubby and kids put up the tree and decorate while I sit quietly and take pictures. I'm not one to push my thoughts and spoil this holiday for my hubby or kids... even others for that matter. Hence, my hypocrite-ness. Well, until today anyways and boy do I feel better that I let it out. (I have stated Biblical reasons why I don't like celebrating this time on a message board once though.)

This year for the first time I even went to a womans Christmas ornament exchange at church. I even made a special ornament. I didn't really want to go, but I did... with a false "Oh, I love Christmas" attitude. The fellowship was nice and I enjoyed making the ornament. (My ornament was the only handmade one there.) But, as I sat there in the corner I was miserable because I was pretending to like something that I don't.

I make Christmas gifts for people because I enjoy making gifts and praying over them as I make them. That, to me is fun.

The kids made Christmas decorations which they painted yesterday. Our tree is "almost" all decorated. I still have gifts to finish making. This year we will probably follow our normal Christmas traditions, but now I can breath a bit easier because I don't have to keep my "Scroogy-ness" inside anymore. What a relief!

Hello, I am Dianna and I don't like Christmas!

Shew! I feel so much better now!