Comments on: Permission to say NOPE at Christmas Time

By: Erlene

Erlene — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:54:56 +0000

Great article. Learned this much later in life!!!

By: Annette

Annette — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:19:35 +0000

Thank you for this! It’s just what I needed to read!!
This year I realized how much pressure and stress the holidays can bring and decided to say NOPE and not buy into what everyone else is doing and keeping up with the family traditions with my own children. My husband and daughters are just taking it easy this year and hoping to go on a cruise next year this time around to get away from the pressure of Christmas

By: wonderoak

wonderoak — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 16:23:13 +0000

In reply to Tonya. Tonya thank you so much That is my heart

By: Tonya

Tonya — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 02:01:56 +0000

Coranda,
I actually feel that God was talking to her and telling her it is time to slow down. I also believe you have nothing nice to say then don’t say anything. Ascivwas reading this I felt God’s love coming thru liud and clear to me.

By: FeistyIrishWench

FeistyIrishWench — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 14:38:01 +0000

It took the arrival of our 4th child in September and her being exclusively breastfed, every hour for us to finally not travel for holidays. The The hour trip would have become 8 or 10. I hated the work of traveling, not seeing my side of the family at all, not sharing my family’s traditions with the kids, and the fiscal game trying to catch up in January and February. I legitimately grinched out every single year, and it got worse the longer I worked in a retail environment. It has been several years, and we’ve been able to enjoy them more each year. And the youngest kids no longer have the grinch mom the big kid’s saw.

By: Elizabeth Bergstrom

Elizabeth Bergstrom — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:46:38 +0000

In reply to wonderoak. Wonderoak.... I agree with you!

By: annaleethomasson

annaleethomasson — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:26:56 +0000

PREACH IT SISTER! I hit this point this year, and cancelled our 12-hour drive for Christmas. The planning to travel on top of everything else had me hating Christmas before it was even Christmas so I said NOPE! We’re staying home! LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!

By: Haley

Haley — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 07:14:33 +0000

I love being a Christmas fairy godmother but this year I decided to say NOPE! A fabulous local restaurant is offering Christmas dinner – all I have to do is order it and pick it up on our way home from the ski hill! Every year I want to go skiing with my family on Christmas, it never happens! We end up having brunch which finishes around noon and then I am in the kitchen for the rest of the day. No tobogganing with the kids. Not playing with their toys that Santa was so excited to bring. Not being present. Thank you so much for this reminder, happy holidays! xo

By: wonderoak

wonderoak — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:27:08 +0000

In reply to Coranda. This right here is why people don't like Christians. I am a person who loves Jesus, but the true "sad thing" is this comment. It's rude and has zero to do with the true meaning of Christmas.

By: Coranda

Coranda — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:15:54 +0000

So sad to read this you completly missed Christ Who is the reason for Christmas. Enjoy and love your family, say nope to the materialism and social pressure, great but maybe just call it a family holiday….