-dons a Superman cape-

I'll save you!

-swooshes you away-

working in retail during the holidays isnt that bad in my opinion at least. i work at a kohls which has awesome discounts and coupons for people. yeah, i see a lot of kids throwing fits over the overpriced crap theyre definitely not getting but most of the grown ups shopping are very nice, civil, like to chit chat a little, have some cool stories to quickly share. it has really helped my anxiety to work at kohl's. i don't know about places like macy's or jcpenney that dont have as good coupon and return policies.

its actually very sweet and warming to watch these people get so excited over how much money they "save" with us (its all a scheme they just put a sticker on the merchandise that says "MSRP 1 MILLION DOLLARS YOUR PRICE: 19,99!!" and get really happy over it but its nice nonethless). they say when they shop with us they can actually afford to get everyone in their family multiple quality gifts. something like that does warm your heart a little. I cant imagine what it is like at dept. stores that carry bigger brand names where one polo shirt is 60 dollars. that doesnt sound so heart warming.

, Yeah, it's pretty damn awful. Most customers just expect to get their way all the time and LITERALLY act like three-year-olds if they don't. But I'm used to it by now. , don't worry. There--obviously--plenty of other people who dislike (or hate, in my case) the holiday season. But it is already the 20th, so it's almost over! -throws confetti-

I think it's been like this since I graduated high school. it's hard to find time to do cute little christmas things like baking cookies and putting up tinsel when you have school + a job to worry about. and then when you have time the last thing you really want to do is that stuff. I haven't even bought any christmas presents for anyone and I accidentally left a bunch of crap at my dorm when I went back home that I was going to send over to my old roommate over winter break :( I'm more excited for the downtime I have over winter break so I can actually do things than actual christmas itself.

I'm not involved in this year's Christmas at all, aside from participating in all of the quests and events on numerous games/websites. I think it's due to the fact that I just graduated high school and I'm now working a part-time job with almost full-time hours (35 hours a week is my average). I feel as if I never have any time to sit back and relax because I'm always working 7, 8, and 9 days in a row with only 1 day off before working another 7-9 days straight. I just don't care about getting anything this year because I'm not going to be able to really enjoy whatever I get. The only thing I was set on getting was the Xbox One which I bought for myself on launch night. I can barely play it because if I'm not at work or sleeping, I'm hanging out with my boyfriend. Plus I recently lost my phone, so that puts a whole downer on Christmas as well.

Not a Scrooge--I love this season and I'm trying to enjoy it--but this is the first year that it's stressing me out too. It's not pleasant. :C

I'm likely not going to be participating in any Christmas bullshit this year.

Aside from the fact that my sister and I are both in our mid twenties and are at the "personally too old for this shit, but don't have kids yet" stage of life, it's also the first Christmas since my parents split. No one in my family is particularly feeling the "holiday cheer" this year.

Oh, and to add to the fun? My fiance's parents are also separated, so rather than us trying to fit two families in, we've been trying to fit four. Yaaay... =/

So, I'm just gonna bury my head in the sand until it blows over and hope that next year will be better. D=

I'm not really feeling Christmas too much this year either. I don't expect any big gifts and I'm too old for there to be any magic left. I don't have kids yet though, so I can't get into it through them. I think this feeling is true for most young adults whose families aren't super into Christmas, based on what I've seen from my friends. All I know is I'm going to Mass with my dad and then I'll have dinner with my mom and any relatives that are drifting about. Nothing too big. My mom just put up the tree and the prospect of decorating it is irritating me. It just takes more effort than I want to exert right now, haha.

My husband and I don't celebrate christmas, nor does my family and we don't speak to his family. Seeing a few of my co-workers freaking out because they can't afford nice gifts makes me really glad I don't participate in it. I'm grateful not to have the stress, both on my mind and wallet. I don't care for the materialistic side of christmas, and I try to avoid malls as much as I can because the crowds really freak my out, but I like the well wishers and the few people who do seem to perk up around this time.

I used to like Christmas before I started working in retail. Just all of the stress of our store being packed with rude shoppers trying to get ready for the holiday season + having to work both Christmas Eve and Christmas day for two years in a row has made me hate it so much. I'm hoping since I just quit my job that I'll be able to stop being a Scrooge and start to love Christmas again by next year, but I guess we'll see if that ends up working out. ;w;