Women and Christmas Tat
Discussion
I have just spent the last hour in our loft getting down about half a ton of Xmas related crap. I have been truly horrified by how much there is - none of which has been purchased by me.
Given that we have a nice house (in my opinion) and have spent a lot of money on making it stylish and contemporary, why oh why do we have to fill it to the gunnels with mountains of "decorations" that really cheapen it IMHO.
I have now been relegated to the den, where I am typing this, while the house is "Christmassified".
I have managed to get a couple of concessions to restraint this year, as it is the first Xmas without my mother and I am really not feeling very Christmassy at all, but there will still be plenty of this crap festooned around the house. Last year we had three, (yes three!) trees. I am hopeful that we will only have two this year.
So am I a completely miserable bastard, or do other chaps here suffer this as well? And ladies, why do you feel the need to do this?
Given that we have a nice house (in my opinion) and have spent a lot of money on making it stylish and contemporary, why oh why do we have to fill it to the gunnels with mountains of "decorations" that really cheapen it IMHO.
I have now been relegated to the den, where I am typing this, while the house is "Christmassified".
I have managed to get a couple of concessions to restraint this year, as it is the first Xmas without my mother and I am really not feeling very Christmassy at all, but there will still be plenty of this crap festooned around the house. Last year we had three, (yes three!) trees. I am hopeful that we will only have two this year.
So am I a completely miserable bastard, or do other chaps here suffer this as well? And ladies, why do you feel the need to do this?
We tend to avoid the Christmas 'tat' by avoiding the trashy specials on TV, only buying artistic 'one-off' decorations that mean something and doing Christmas shopping in November.
Christmas is increasingly trashy, but it doesn't mean you have to see it like that.
Take it down/hide it all when she's not looking
Christmas is increasingly trashy, but it doesn't mean you have to see it like that.
Take it down/hide it all when she's not looking
EmmaP said:
I can symathise. I hate the whole tacky Christmas thing. I haven't got any decorations up. I have a tree about 2ft high that may see the light of day in about a week's time. I have some rather sweet wooden decorations for it from Bratislava. Other than that, just cards.
Can I come and spend Christmas with you then...?
>> Edited by alexkp on Sunday 12th December 14:23
THREE trees?!?!? I mean come on.... Christmas decorations are great for getting you in the mood and all but that seems to be overdoing it... I'm sure if you were getting them out of the loft you could nip out the back and chick some in the skip and claim that some of it "must have got lost"? Maybe a tip for next year
Esprit said:
THREE trees?!?!? I mean come on.... Christmas decorations are great for getting you in the mood and all but that seems to be overdoing it... I'm sure if you were getting them out of the loft you could nip out the back and chick some in the skip and claim that some of it "must have got lost"? Maybe a tip for next year
It is quite a large house - so it's one tree in the sitting room, one in the hall, one in the library (and she even tried one in the games room but I totally blocked that).
If I chucked any out they would simply be replaced. Kind of like The Borg.
I think I need to see a Xmas Therapy Group...
We have one tree in our house, each year Father Christmas brings my children a little something to hang on the tree, such as a wooden ornament.
When the time comes for them to have their first christmas in their own homes I intend to give them these items, which I hope they will treasure and add to.
No lights up outside, all though the girls keep asking for some
When the time comes for them to have their first christmas in their own homes I intend to give them these items, which I hope they will treasure and add to.
No lights up outside, all though the girls keep asking for some
wedge girl said:
We have one tree in our house, each year Father Christmas brings my children a little something to hang on the tree, such as a wooden ornament.
When the time comes for them to have their first christmas in their own homes I intend to give them these items, which I hope they will treasure and add to.
No lights up outside, all though the girls keep asking for some
You need a big neon sign in your garden saying 'We Know It's Christmas Too', triggered off Phoenix Nights-style by a strip in the road
I've just finished putting our tree up.
One real tree in the lounge and one garland over the fireplace, that's all we do, nothing outside the house, not even a wreath on the door. Nice and simple.
It feels really cosy and nice in the lounge now we have a roaring fire in the log burner and the lights on the tree, I am now feeling quite Christmassy
One real tree in the lounge and one garland over the fireplace, that's all we do, nothing outside the house, not even a wreath on the door. Nice and simple.
It feels really cosy and nice in the lounge now we have a roaring fire in the log burner and the lights on the tree, I am now feeling quite Christmassy
anonymous said:
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There's always an exception to the rule
I, for one, do not festoon my house with tat! I have a 5ft real Xmas tree tastefully decorated with pale gold/cream/ivory/frosted baubles and trinkets with a subtle hint of burgundy for contrast and clear fairy lights. It looks stunningly elegant and compliments the natural colours and furnishings of the living room beautifully.
But I understand where you are coming from. A lot of people do feel the need for some inexplicable reason, to adorn their houses, both inside and out, with gaudy tat
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