Festivus "Airing of grievances"

[Loverskitten]

Cause I'm cranky today....

Ugly sweater parties.... hasn't this been done to death already?
Mustaches... Ok hipsters, give up they're on everything now
Flash mobs... Been over these for years, why are people still doing this?

 

[Loverskitten]

Holiday car and engagement ring commercials... guilting people into commitments because tis the season.

 

[cfuhrer]

Chia pets
The Clapper
Electric razor adverts

 

[CutieMouse]

Being guilted over opting out of the commercialism.

What are you buying the kids?
I'm closing on the house (crossing everything).
Yeah but what toys have you bought?
None. The kids are getting a house for Christmas
You aren't buying them any toys? They'll be so disappointed!!
I'm.Buying.Them.A.House.

Sigh.

 

[Beck31]

Douchebags
Trolls
Two drink minimums

 

[cfuhrer]

Being guilted over opting out of the commercialism.

What are you buying the kids?
I'm closing on the house (crossing everything).
Yeah but what toys have you bought?
None. The kids are getting a house for Christmas
You aren't buying them any toys? They'll be so disappointed!!
I'm.Buying.Them.A.House.

Sigh.

I can (sorta) sympathize. Ours is going to be two in January and we're catching some flak for not getting him anything.
Puhleeze, like he really needs a ton of plastic junk that I have to keep clean.

 

[marieR19]

The pressure to "gift" is only one side of it. I'm getting very annoyed at people constantly asking me what I want for Christmas. What do I want? I want to be healthy (which I'm not), I want to be able to earn more money (which I can't, see health), and I want to be able to spend Christmas with my family (who are scattered all over the US). Those are literally the *only* things I would want. I don't give a crap about all the new gadgets and trinkets and random gifts that I will never actually use anyways.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

Workplaces where they tell you they've decided not to promote from within anymore.

And then *wait for it* hold meetings to ask why employee loyalty to the company is declining, and people seem eager to get out.

Really? REALLY?

Also, a collection of 72 coffee travel mug lids, none of which FIT THE FUCKING MUG YOU ARE HOLDING, filled with steaming brew. When I am Czar, ALL COFFEE TRAVEL MUGS WILL HAVE STANDARDIZED LIDS. End of story.


SERENITY NOW!!!!!

 

[Loverskitten]

Loud eaters!!!!!!!! Sitting at the bar, having my breakfast champagne, and the guy next to me is shoveling his food into his mouth like he's never eaten before (and you can tell he has)
I think this is my greatest pet peeve of all. No eating noise.... Just, NO!

 

[Stella_Omega]

Bisexual men who act like the nastiest stereotypes of old school faggot queens.

 

[Red Sonja]

Getting asked what my children want for Christmas by people who really want to tell me what *their* kids want for Christmas and will not (because they haven't in the last 10 years) buy my children anything for the holiday.

I don't mind that they won't... I hate hate hate the insincerity and lying. I buy gifts for their children and do so regardless of reciprocation because I want to buy gifts. It's that simple. It pleases me to do so.

 

[Netzach]

Everything. Every last thing. Every extra pound gained, every shopping second scored with "deck the halls" every candy cane, every stupid menorah...every tokenistic Kente cloth patch in a public place...every Anglo who thinks it's Diwali now also...every bell ringing Santa....

If there IS a hell, its December.

Next year, I am going to be somewhere warm where Christians graciously mark the day in Church and exchange small gifts, or Hindus just do whatever they do, and overfed white people like me wallow in lukewarm salt water and contribute to local commerce.

I'm closing my eyes, focusing, and using that law of attraction crap.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

Everything. Every last thing. Every extra pound gained, every shopping second scored with "deck the halls" every candy cane, every stupid menorah...every tokenistic Kente cloth patch in a public place...every Anglo who thinks it's Diwali now also...every bell ringing Santa....

If there IS a hell, its December.

Next year, I am going to be somewhere warm where Christians graciously mark the day in Church and exchange small gifts, or Hindus just do whatever they do, and overfed white people like me wallow in lukewarm salt water and contribute to local commerce.

I'm closing my eyes, focusing, and using that law of attraction crap.

I see a heartwarming animated holiday special coming on.

 

[cfuhrer]

Everything. Every last thing. Every extra pound gained, every shopping second scored with "deck the halls" every candy cane, every stupid menorah...every tokenistic Kente cloth patch in a public place...every Anglo who thinks it's Diwali now also...every bell ringing Santa....

If there IS a hell, its December.

Next year, I am going to be somewhere warm where Christians graciously mark the day in Church and exchange small gifts, or Hindus just do whatever they do, and overfed white people like me wallow in lukewarm salt water and contribute to local commerce.

I'm closing my eyes, focusing, and using that law of attraction crap.

Wasn't Diwali back around Thanksgiving, anyway?

Oh, and bravo on use of the word wallow. Not an easy thing to do in a discussion that doesn't include hogs or self pity.

 

[BiBunny]

Everything. Every last thing. Every extra pound gained, every shopping second scored with "deck the halls" every candy cane, every stupid menorah...every tokenistic Kente cloth patch in a public place...every Anglo who thinks it's Diwali now also...every bell ringing Santa....

If there IS a hell, its December.

Next year, I am going to be somewhere warm where Christians graciously mark the day in Church and exchange small gifts, or Hindus just do whatever they do, and overfed white people like me wallow in lukewarm salt water and contribute to local commerce.

I'm closing my eyes, focusing, and using that law of attraction crap.

Can I do that, too?

 

[Loverskitten]

Boy, we are a bah humbug bunch, aren't we?
No wonder I block all FB friends who post how much they "love my life" fuck off!

 

[Loverskitten]

How ironic is it that this thread makes me laugh? Misery really does love company

 

[lovecraft68]

Going out to dinner and watching every couple around me play with their phone rather than engage with each other, why the hell are you out? You can ignore each other at home for free?

 

[lovecraft68]

Viagra/Cialis commercials all Sunday long during football.

I guess this is the male version of all those Massengill commercials from the 1970's.

It went from "Mom, ever have that not so fresh feeling" to "Make sure your heart is healthy enough for sex" and two idiots sitting in a bath tub.

 

[midwestyankee]

Viagra/Cialis commercials all Sunday long during football.

I guess this is the male version of all those Massengill commercials from the 1970's.

It went from "Mom, ever have that not so fresh feeling" to "Make sure your heart is healthy enough for sex" and two idiots sitting in a bath tub.

"Cialis, for those moments wben you can't suppress the urge to enjoy side-by-side bathtubs. "

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

Boy, we are a bah humbug bunch, aren't we?
No wonder I block all FB friends who post how much they "love my life" fuck off!

Are there no prisons??? Are there no workhouses!???

 

[knot_sweet]

Seven charities within 50m giving me dirty looks because I didn't give them money.

And the screaming child in front of me being threatned with santa not coming. It's not the screaming that bothers me as much as the parent who uses the damn santa threat. It's christmas, not santa day. Jeez people, I'm not christian and even I have more respect than that.

 

[marieR19]

Going out to dinner and watching every couple around me play with their phone rather than engage with each other, why the hell are you out? You can ignore each other at home for free?

Let's add texting while driving (seriously, where are those laws we need??), and texting in movie theaters, and oh yeah, the most recent piss-me-off moment, TEXTING WHILE BEING PAID FOR THERAPY. WTF? (okay, I'm not paying, insurance is, and it was one text, but STILL)

 

[Ropebunny]

Catching a cold in summer. Kiss the beach good-bye; I'm sitting in my sleeping bag trying to sweat this baby out. I can't even get the kid to take my snotty tissues to the bin for me *sigh*. They should've come up for a cure for this by now.

 

[lovecraft68]

Let's add texting while driving (seriously, where are those laws we need??), and texting in movie theaters, and oh yeah, the most recent piss-me-off moment, TEXTING WHILE BEING PAID FOR THERAPY. WTF? (okay, I'm not paying, insurance is, and it was one text, but STILL)

Wow, talk about adding to your issues, the guy can't even pay attention to you. I'd get another one.

Mine pays attention, I know cause once in a while I throw something really outrageous out there and when he looks appalled I say "just testing"