Misery loves...

[doodlebug0701]

Yes it's a rant as in I can't be bothered this year. I mean why should I send out Christmas cards to people who can't even speak to me or acknowledge me throughout the rest of the year? I'm talking of people who I know personally. People I worked with for a couple of years. People who we supported each other through the hard times of trading.

Comments

[the_insane_0ne]

I'm sorry about that. But you always have family.

[doodlebug0701]

Thanks. I do, but my dad is working on Christmas and New Years Day, which is one of the main reasons why I was feeling down.

[robes_of_earth]

I don't understand why people expect conversation when they visit with friends, I hate anyone thinking they are obliged to crap on about nothing just to avoid the silence. One of the best things about my friend Rohan is that not long after we met we could easily sit in a room together and not talk for hours. Having said that I'm able to converse with just about anyone, as long as they want to- but I'm so not fussed if they don't.

As for Christmas cards, I don't send them out at all. I'd prefer a little email with nothing in particular in it rather than a card, they always feel so obligatory rather than personal. I'm not much of a Christmas person though, I can't be bothered with it; it's all too fake now.

[doodlebug0701]

I hate when I sit with people and they'll chat like I'm not there. The last time I met with my old work colleagues they just chatted most of the time about one of the lady's daughter's wedding, which I never went to and occasionally involved me in conversation and that was basically to ask how I was upto (if I was working yet) and to sort of tell me that I wasn't trying. It makes me feel worse when people act as if I am putting depression upon myself and are trying to suggest it's all me and that I need to pull myself together

[robes_of_earth]

I'm always conscious of leaving people out of conversations; I've actually developed a few techniques to get people 'roped in', because I know it's not as easy for some to just join in.

Kids just like having something to unwrap, I gave up spending money on little ones years ago!

I do presents for my Mum,Dad, brothers (2), my best friend and other two best friends and their son, and that's it- no one else gets anything. I don't expect anything from anyone except Mum (it makes her feel good, so I let her get one for me!) but seriously- most years she asks me what do I want and I say 'pay the gas bill' -I guess that means I'm a grown up now!! God help me.

[doodlebug0701]

Today I was in a shop which is selling liquidation stock off and got my nephew some clothes cheep. They're not a cheep offbeat brand either. They're also bigger sizes than he is, so he will grow into them.

When I worked in the nursery a few years back there were times I would sit in the staff room with quite a few others at lunchtime and soemtimes they'd all either sit there and hardly say anything to anyone or they'd sit there talking as if I was invisable.