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Post by Jaguar on Nov 8, 2013 15:58:16 GMT -5
I don't have time to figure out what the thread is about, but Nancy I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for changing your avatar as I now can read your posts again
She had chocolate cupcake avatar before, you banned her posts cause of THAT ?
Seriously you know you can ban certain avatars on here. It's to the upper right on every post, the cog wheel thingy, hide avatar is on there for every member.
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 8, 2013 15:59:46 GMT -5
Yeah so dayum this. Yeah they care they just don't want to hear about it cause it depresses them. Hell excuse me for having the crappy medical issues.
Nope. You can call them outlaws. Or inbred-laws. Whatever makes you laugh. Sugi, you can come visit us.
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Post by Pants on Nov 8, 2013 16:19:54 GMT -5
DH's family's evangilism. Apparently their whole lives they never really had any religious traditions around christmas other than going to church, until DH told them he was an atheist, and we told them we have no plans to raise our kid religious. Now all of a sudden there are bible readings and this year we get to act out the nativity - with costumes.
My mother insisting on having bouche de noel. I'm tired of eating mediocre cake that loooks like a log.
I'm hosting my family's christmas this year for the first time. So that's new.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 8, 2013 16:31:01 GMT -5
I work for a huge firm, we have a holiday party for the staff. There are hundreds of us. Usually in a hotel ballroom or something like that. A friday night 5-10pm Open bar and dinner is catered. I'd love to know the cost per head... and I'd like to get that in cash. I haven't been to our party in years. I'll actually be out of state this year. I'd rather have the $$ and drink at home. Ours is a smaller company. A clinic with several doctors. They have always given us a nice sit down dinner for Christmas. No free booze though. Door prizes, slide show that kind of stuff. A chance to mingle with some of the staff you usually don't interact with. Some of the staff got the bright idea of cancelling it, thinking they would get the cash instead. Some of the docs were pretty insulted that people didn't appreciate the gesture of the party. Ha, I work for a law firm and the attorneys have a completely different party they don't commingle with us staff. I realize i sound ungrateful and we do get a christmas bonus... most of the time I can't make it anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 17:38:37 GMT -5
Our Xmas party is a pot-luck lunch after our end-of-year meeting (which lasts all morning), so it's during the week. There are about 60 language teachers from both campuses, and we all bring food from our native countries. We have US, UK, Chinese, Russian, French, Italian and Spanish teachers ... the food is great! We also have a "gift grab" (10 euros). And our boss gives us individual gifts of chocolate.
The Chinese teacher at my campus also organizes a Christmas all-you-can-eat buffet lunch in Chinatown for her students, and invites all the language teachers. There is a 5-euro "gift grab". I'm going this year, for the first time. (I wasn't free in past years.)
I actually bought both gifts today.
I wouldn't want to do those things on a weekend night though.
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Post by raeoflyte on Nov 8, 2013 18:16:05 GMT -5
DH's family's evangilism. Apparently their whole lives they never really had any religious traditions around christmas other than going to church, until DH told them he was an atheist, and we told them we have no plans to raise our kid religious. Now all of a sudden there are bible readings and this year we get to act out the nativity - with costumes. Please tell me your joking? And if you're not.... You deserve it. You're a better person that I would be (for even showing up).
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Nov 8, 2013 18:16:47 GMT -5
I don't have time to figure out what the thread is about, but Nancy I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for changing your avatar as I now can read your posts again
She had chocolate cupcake avatar before, you banned her posts cause of THAT ?
Seriously you know you can ban certain avatars on here. It's to the upper right on every post, the cog wheel thingy, hide avatar is on there for every member.
No, I had no idea you can do anything to any avatars except your own and I am fuzzy even on that. Yes, it was crazy hard looking at those cupcakes for someone who looks like a cow who swallowed a whale and LOVES chocolate.
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 8, 2013 18:48:56 GMT -5
She had chocolate cupcake avatar before, you banned her posts cause of THAT ?
Seriously you know you can ban certain avatars on here. It's to the upper right on every post, the cog wheel thingy, hide avatar is on there for every member.
No, I had no idea you can do anything to any avatars except your own and I am fuzzy even on that. Yes, it was crazy hard looking at those cupcakes for someone who looks like a cow who swallowed a whale and LOVES chocolate.
Don't be so hard on yourself. So next time a avatar bugs you go to the cog on their post in the upper right hand corner. Come join the WIR weight loss thread in the New Year, I'll start a new thread.
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Post by Pants on Nov 8, 2013 20:23:52 GMT -5
DH's family's evangilism. Apparently their whole lives they never really had any religious traditions around christmas other than going to church, until DH told them he was an atheist, and we told them we have no plans to raise our kid religious. Now all of a sudden there are bible readings and this year we get to act out the nativity - with costumes. Please tell me your joking? And if you're not.... You deserve it. You're a better person that I would be (for even showing up). NOPE - This has been declared a "new tradition." THEY PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOREVER. As DH says, "It's like they're daring us not to come."
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Post by raeoflyte on Nov 8, 2013 20:32:26 GMT -5
Please tell me your joking? And if you're not.... You deserve it. You're a better person that I would be (for even showing up). NOPE - This has been declared a "new tradition." THEY PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOREVER. As DH says, "It's like they're daring us not to come." Please video this! Please! Let them know it has to be remembered. Does dd get to be baby Jesus?
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Post by Pants on Nov 8, 2013 20:34:56 GMT -5
NOPE - This has been declared a "new tradition." THEY PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOREVER. As DH says, "It's like they're daring us not to come." Please video this! Please! Let them know it has to be remembered. Does dd get to be baby Jesus? Unlikely. There are three month old twins, and one of them is a boy. Only boys can be jesus. Duh, rae, it's like you don't even know the bible.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Nov 8, 2013 20:51:30 GMT -5
When I worked for a religious health system ( as in owned by a religous outfit ), the management was kind of hidebound ( and cheap ). We, the billers makeing $ 18000 a year, were to have an outdoor cookout for our spring/summer party, under hospital-owned pavilion with the picnic benches in it. We were given specific side dishes to bring, since many of the billers were excellent cooks. Some of the dishes weren't that cheap. We were also to supply the tablecloths, napkins, plastic cutlery, plates, etc.
We were going to be given a whopping two hours to get to the pavilion, set up, roast the hotdogs/hamburgers, eat, clean up, and drive back to our office ( this was about a mile away from our office - large grounds ).
To say we weren't enthused was putting it mildly. The final straw came when our team's management informed us that it would cost them too much to pay for the meat ( hamburgers and hotdogs ), and that we were being levied $ 5 a head in 1992 to pay for these expensive items. We told them forget it. We didn't want the damn party.
They said, " but we're GIVING you a party ! " We wondered exactly what it was they thought they were " giving " us ? We just didn't have the summer party that year, or any year thereafter.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Nov 8, 2013 20:56:39 GMT -5
DH's family's evangilism. Apparently their whole lives they never really had any religious traditions around christmas other than going to church, until DH told them he was an atheist, and we told them we have no plans to raise our kid religious. Now all of a sudden there are bible readings and this year we get to act out the nativity - with costumes. I just wouldn't go to the damned thing. If I wanted to act out the nativity scene and read bible verses, I'd already be doing it during the holiday season. That's just over the top. Of course, I'm one of the few religious ones in my mainly atheistic family, but I respect their right to not be converted. I think everyone should be able to make up their own minds about what religious or non-religious beliefs they follow. I did have to have come-to-Jesus ( LOL ) talk with some family diehards who insisted upon debating the whole religious subject with me, but we got that straightened out pretty quickly ( I threatened to evangelize them against their wills, since they were anti-evanglizing me, but they saw the light very quickly ).
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Post by swamp on Nov 8, 2013 21:03:35 GMT -5
Please tell me your joking? And if you're not.... You deserve it. You're a better person that I would be (for even showing up). NOPE - This has been declared a "new tradition." THEY PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOREVER. As DH says, "It's like they're daring us not to come." Do they at least let you drink while this goes on?
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Post by happyscooter on Nov 9, 2013 7:37:32 GMT -5
That is hilarious that they want to act out the nativity scene. Do you have dress rehearsals
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 9, 2013 13:31:18 GMT -5
That is hilarious that they want to act out the nativity scene. Do you have dress rehearsals I was wondering if live animals in the manger were also part of the activities. If so, I hope a goat pees on their living room rug. That'll teach them. OK, another bah humbug, of a retail kind: Grownups, if you must shop at stores with shiny holiday objects, either leave the kids at home or lash them to the shopping carts with duct tape. I was in Michael's Crafts this morning, and a mom had her daughter, about age five or six, with her. The kid kept begged for stuff, then cried and screamed for about 45 minutes, pulled things off the shelves and tossed them and basically had what most parents would call a meltdown. I realize mom was tired, kid was tired, maybe both were hungry, but the kid was seriously having some issues and mom just kept right on shopping. That screechy sound just reverberates off the walls, and does not do parent or child or store any good. Oh, and those of us who don't have kids want to take you and yours and explain some very harsh things to you. Mostly because we don't really get it. Now go and shop in peace. And remember: nothing says "ooooooh, shiny" to a small child like whatever fits in their tiny little hands that costs money.
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 9, 2013 13:44:12 GMT -5
Ooooooh, shiny
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Post by Pants on Nov 9, 2013 13:54:37 GMT -5
NOPE - This has been declared a "new tradition." THEY PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR FOREVER. As DH says, "It's like they're daring us not to come." Do they at least let you drink while this goes on? I'd like to see them try to stop me...
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Post by Pants on Nov 9, 2013 13:55:53 GMT -5
DH's family's evangilism. Apparently their whole lives they never really had any religious traditions around christmas other than going to church, until DH told them he was an atheist, and we told them we have no plans to raise our kid religious. Now all of a sudden there are bible readings and this year we get to act out the nativity - with costumes. I just wouldn't go to the damned thing. If I wanted to act out the nativity scene and read bible verses, I'd already be doing it during the holiday season. That's just over the top. Of course, I'm one of the few religious ones in my mainly atheistic family, but I respect their right to not be converted. I think everyone should be able to make up their own minds about what religious or non-religious beliefs they follow. I did have to have come-to-Jesus ( LOL ) talk with some family diehards who insisted upon debating the whole religious subject with me, but we got that straightened out pretty quickly ( I threatened to evangelize them against their wills, since they were anti-evanglizing me, but they saw the light very quickly ). Yeah. Me too. Only DH like loves his family or whatever. And in their own twisted way I'm sure they love him too. Just, you know, not enough to respect his beliefs or choices or not be total guilt-tripping, manipulative assholes.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 9, 2013 14:58:49 GMT -5
Ooooooh, shiny
I wish it was that kind of shiny. More like cheap toys and decorations kind of shiny. But to a little kid, if it sparkles, sings, tastes good or mom and dad say, "No!" then it has to be good, right?
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Post by Jake 48 on Nov 9, 2013 16:20:38 GMT -5
I can't stand Christmas music being played on the radio already, Start playing it one week before and the day of and that's it. Christmas crap already in the stores before Halloween, give me a break! My favorite thing to hate, being politically correct,I respect your religious choice, its always been Merry Christmas though, now we have to say Happy Holidays so no one is offended.
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 9, 2013 17:24:07 GMT -5
Ooooooh, shiny
I wish it was that kind of shiny. More like cheap toys and decorations kind of shiny. But to a little kid, if it sparkles, sings, tastes good or mom and dad say, "No!" then it has to be good, right?
Oh of course, if mom & dad hate IT MUST BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. My shiny was for big kids, LOL
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2013 19:49:30 GMT -5
I'm a Christian- but not the kind that would try to "evangelize" atheists by casting them in Nativity plays. I stayed out of organized religion for 20 years at one point so I respect people's right to think for themselves.
Anyway, I hate most of the "holiday" season. I hate:
1. The ridiculously early start- just heard "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" performed by a street musician last week.
2. The push to buy, buy, buy since this season is now a huge % of annual sales and is make-or-break for retailers.
3. The crap they push people to buy- cheap perfume, ugly sweaters made by people under terrible working conditions, lots of desperate last-minute purchasers by the giver that have little meaning for the recipient.
4. Watering down Christmas to "Holidays". Tell me "Merry Christmas", dammit. From what I hear from the more conservative Jews, Hanukkah is a minor holiday and reached its current status only as a way for Jewish kids to get presents during the Christmas season so they wouldn't feel left out.
5. Raising the stakes on giving. I know people who were brought up poor and got an orange and a new pencil for Christmas. One year the "big" present my sister and I got was a bike. To share. Bought used. Oh, yeah- later our parents put us through college. And now even the poor kids have to have piles of presents or it isn't "the holidays", and if you really love people you'll buy them an iPad.
And yes, I do have some positive things to say about how I celebrate Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving I'll start on the letter-writing: two-page hand-written letters that go out with cards to friends and relatives we don't see often. Every card gets one, individually written. DH and I will not be buying each other presents. We'll make the long, leisurely drive to the Carolinas to visit my parents and other family. We'll stock up on socks, underwear and jeans at the outlet mall there. We'll go to the Christmas morning service at the church near my parents- quiet and contemplative.
We've told DS and DDIL not to give us presents and I hope DS will tell DDIL we mean it. As soon as tickets for the Nutcracker go on sale, I'm buying 4- one for a friend who always goes with me and one each for DS and DDIL. We'll all go together. I may send DDIL a gift card from a maternity store and tell her to buy something special. She's due in April. THAT's my Christmas present!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Nov 9, 2013 19:54:16 GMT -5
Why did you start a thread about the freaking upcoming holidays, when it's still the beginning of November??
Bah! Humbug !
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 9, 2013 20:07:26 GMT -5
Heck, I'm Jewish, and I hate the "Happy Holidays" thing, right there with you. I'm not insulted, no matter what you wish me.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Nov 9, 2013 20:07:51 GMT -5
The family wanting to act out the Nativity to help you "come to Jesus" is hysterical.
Reminds me of the Everybody Loves Raymond episode where the in-laws of Robert's insisted on acting out a Thanksgiving play about the Pilgrims & Indians - and Ray & Debra had to participate.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2013 21:02:12 GMT -5
Is this the right place to vent on Christmas? I'm so tired of the commercialism and to be honest I really hate Christmas, there I said it.
You can't talk me of the hate ledge so don't try.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 9:13:18 GMT -5
Is this the right place to vent on Christmas? I'm so tired of the commercialism and to be honest I really hate Christmas, there I said it. You can't talk me of the hate ledge so don't try. I don't blame you at all. That's why DH and I celebrate Christmas so differently from the majority of the population.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 10, 2013 9:43:02 GMT -5
I don't have time to figure out what the thread is about, but Nancy I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for changing your avatar as I now can read your posts again whoisjohngalt, you don't have to forego reading someone's posts just because you don't like their avatar. You can simply hide the avatar so you don't see it, leaving the post intact. Just choose the gear to the upper right of that person's post and select Hide Avatar. That particular avatar will never darken your door again. ETA: I see Sugi already let you know about the Hide Avatar feature. I hope that helps. There have been a couple of avatars I've hidden because they just bugged me.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Nov 10, 2013 13:27:33 GMT -5
I LOVE Christmas. I Love the whole holiday season. What I hate are the advertisments, the relentless push to give bigger and better presents, the family rivalries which seem to come out at this time of the year, and the misbehaving nutbags that some families seem to be "blessed" with. I'd just as soon forego all gift-giving, or cut it down to one present per person, no matter how many people we're related to. I like to keep it simple.
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