I miss the real meaning of Christmas...

Grace - posted on 12/07/2011 ( 5 moms have responded )

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I miss the days where durring December we used to go out and visit with friends and family. The houses used to be so warm and snuggly and pretty. Everything was so beautiful. Now it's tripping over laundry, picking up laundry, doing dishes, cooking, listening to Hubby complain about money. All the warm mushiness is gone from this holiday. Now I am a stay at home mom until the end of January. I wish I could show my family the warmth of the season like when I was growing up. No matter how hard I try, the kids get yelled at, they cry, hubby stresses out, I am always doing housework. Ugh. I want to go back home but that home doesn't exist anymore (parents moved). Hitting a low point today. I have started some anti-depressants and they are working but today, not so much... I am so tired of feeling sorry for myself and for my husband. I want to enjoy the blessings that we have instead of focusing all the time on the stuff we don't.



Hubby just had two days off after working weeks straight. I had hoped to have some "couple time" with him but it's so hard when he's so stressed out. I keep hoping this will pass but it doesn't.



Also, I locked my keys in the car, was supposed to take my daughter to s/k today and pick up money on the way for pizza (we pay for 3monthes of pizza and milk at a time) and I couldn't do that. Silver lining - pizza money is due next week not today and I walked her to school. Yay. Couldn't keep the babies boots on - she keeps kicking them off, then cries because her feet are cold. Ugh.



I don't want to wish the holidays away but I kind of am... So instead I am going to tackle the laundry once and for all now that the baby is napping then I am going to go bake some sinfully sweet cookies and put the 10lbs back on that I recently lost and enjoy some gosh darn holiday spirit on my own damnit! Ok, thanks for the rant. I feel better now :)

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Corinne - posted on 12/08/2011

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If only Emma! Dancers don't get extras, it's expected. :(

Stifler's - posted on 12/08/2011

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I used to always work christmas for the time and a half.

Corinne - posted on 12/08/2011

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I used to work a lot through Christmas so never really had the chance to celebrate it. Since having kids I've hated it, but, this year it's going really well. My M.I.L is out of the picture and I can plan everything without being told I'm selfish or stupid, or that 'that isn't the way WE do it'. Hubby's working xmas eve and day, and new years eve and day, so we're doing double celebrations to include him on his days off. YAY!

Lacye - posted on 12/07/2011

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I really enjoy Christmas........ I just don't like getting the decorations up. :P For example, I've had my tree up since a couple days after Thanksgiving. I just today put my tree lights on it. I don't really want to put the ornaments on it because my 2 year old thinks they are her personal play things and she throws them on the ground just to break them.......... still trying to figure out how to stop that nasty habit. Putting the ornaments on the tree used to be my favorite thing this time of the year when I was younger. I used to love it! I still enjoy it but I hate when my child destroys them. I'm going to have to go and buy the shatter proof ornaments I guess.

Stifler's - posted on 12/07/2011

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I am with you on that one. I hate christmas since i've had kids. we seem to cop bills in october/novemeber/december and everyone wants us to travel instead of staying home and enjoying each others company in silence without parents lecturing us.