Your BIGGEST Holiday Peeve

[zachnsamsmommy]

Those don't bother me as much. It's that thick plastic packaging that practically has to be opened with a chain saw that is so obnoxious.

Yes...exactly! The kind that you about cut your hands on the plastic trying to get them off. Scissors don't work, knives are dangerous...

But...I put my tree up today . We are doing three thansgiving dinners next Thurs-Sunday. This weekend was much better for us, lol.

 

[pigletgirl]

My family put up their tree today. I was surprised, but this time of year is CRAZY busy, it was the best weekend for them to do it.

Nothing else has been put up yet tough.

eta: biggest pet peeve: rude employess/other shoppers. Needless to say, i bet their not having a merry christmas.

 

[minkydog]

My pet peeve is being forced into a gift exchange with SIL and her husband. They make at least twice (or more) what we make, they don't need a thing. I would much prefer that they adopt a kid off the Angel Tree or give money to the Red Cross, but SIL wants to exchange gifts so we send them small things like a tin of cookies, pens, hand lotion. We live 400 miles away, so we have to ship these gifts. In return, she sends us a tin of cookies, stickers, bookmarks, and post it notes.

My sibs and I decided about 15 years ago to forego all gift exchanges among the adults and only give to children. We live in 5 different states, from sea to shining sea. Postage even for something as small as an ornament can cost over $100. Instead of gifts, we each choose a charity of some kind and we give in honor of each other. I'm sure the Angel Tree kids we picked will get a lot more out of their clothes and toys than my siblings ever would. We love each other very much and we're very close. But we don't exchange gifts and that's just fine.

 

[OK!]

Those stupid twisty ties of death the toy companies put on every inch of the toys.

Or blister packaging! I couldn't tell you how much blood I've lost over the years opening things encased in blister packaging. I found out quickly that the best way to gain entry into one of those things is not stabbing.

 

[disfan07]

I have to go with the tree/lights up before thanksgiving as well.


Personally, i think it ruins christmas to have the decorations up so early. By the time christmas comes around, I don't want to see them anymore. Same with christmas music

My aunt and uncle have a Christmas decorating party on december 13th and they take them down January 1st....that makes more sense to me

 

[karensi]

People who say "Happy Holidays".

 

[Lil Lil]

We sometimes put up our tree right before Thanksgiving and I take it down New Years. This way we get to enjoy the tree longer before the madness begins. We get soooo busy with shopping, dinners etc... that putting up the tree can become a hassle. This way if we get the tree up before the busy craziness begins at least that part is done.

My holiday pet peeve would be radio stations playing Christmas music right after Halloween. Another one is drunks.

 

[Katlyn]

Relatives that can't decide whether or not they are going to bless us with their presence until the day before.

We have the same kind of relatives, only last year it was the morning of Thanksgiving when they decided to bless us. And then they wanted to know what to fix I should have said Turkey

 

[PatsGirl]

Knowing that all my female relatives will shop, cook and clean up for hours at Thanksgiving (at the same time as watching all the little kids and babies) while the guys play touch football outside before they eat and then make their way to the couches after dinner to relax once again in front of the football game

For just this reason I decided many years ago to work on Thanksgiving and send my kids to their fathers' house for dinner. No one was too happy with my comments every year to not only my significant other and son but to my brothers and bils. No sense in ruining the holiday if the woman don't mind being treated like servants.

 

[Nette]

Those stupid twisty ties of death the toy companies put on every inch of the toys.

Those don't bother me as much. It's that thick plastic packaging that practically has to be opened with a chain saw that is so obnoxious.

Amazon has a thing where they try to not sell stuff with awful packaging. They sell all the same stuff you want, but they have it packaged better.

As for clamshells (which Amazon does try to avoid) You gotta have one of these:

http://www.containerstore.com/shop/giftWrapWonderland/stockingStuffers?productId=10017914

It cuts through those things like butter, but you can't cut yourself with it. How freaking cool is that? And it sticks to the fridge like a magnet so you can keep track of it. (Ok, I sound like a commercial... I swear I don't have any investment in these things)

My pet peeve? People who just dump their Xmas lights on a bush and call it good. It looks like lit vomit.

ETA: Have you heard the 12 things of Xmas that are such a pain to me? http://www.links2love.com/lyrics-12-pains-of-christmas-song.htm

 

[alexandria674]

Please don't flame, but...I hate Christmas sweaters
People who call Thanksgiving "Turkey day", don't know why but it is funny the first time but when it is repeated throughout the day...
Family fights
Christmas car commercials.
People who put antlers on their dogs.
Having Thanksgiving outside. It gets cold at night and I know the pilgrims probably did that for their Thanksgiving but I am not a pilgrim.

 

[Kteacher]

The longer hours at work . This is the 3rd year in a row that I've had to work the 3 a.m. shift on Black Friday

 

[Ponygirl]

Really old people who show up for dinner naked!

No, not really. I just can't think of any holiday pet peeves. I love the holidays.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

My biggest pet peeve is everyone who has to have it their way. Meaning- if someone wants to do something else for the holiday there is always one person in a snit about it.

 

[Carly_Roach]

My biggest pet peeve is everyone who has to have it their way. Meaning- if someone wants to do something else for the holiday there is always one person in a snit about it.

Amen. I'd rather just not spend time with these people.

Knowing that all my female relatives will shop, cook and clean up for hours at Thanksgiving (at the same time as watching all the little kids and babies) while the guys play touch football outside before they eat and then make their way to the couches after dinner to relax once again in front of the football game

For just this reason I decided many years ago to work on Thanksgiving and send my kids to their fathers' house for dinner. No one was too happy with my comments every year to not only my significant other and son but to my brothers and bils. No sense in ruining the holiday if the woman don't mind being treated like servants.

Thank you. I'm one of those "women who don't mind being treated like servants" because I enjoy cooking, cleaning, presenting, the whole shmoo without our men under my feet. The women in our families seem to have a knack for taking care of babies and cooking at the same time, so that's not a problem.

My satisfaction comes from seeing their faces and listening to their conversation, whether it's from the women in the kitchen bickering over the differences between butter and margarine, or around the table talking about what-all's happened this year, or if it's sleepy conversation floating in from the den after dinner, I love it all.

I don't need to be thanked profusely, have them rave about all my hard work or get in my way trying to "help". I just need them to eat, drink and be merry. I enjoy "serving" and being a Kitchen Diva. Especially around the holidays.

Obviously that isn't what makes you (and many others) happy, which is fine. We're all different. But having that "enlightened woman" around making snarky comments about what makes me happy, as if what I enjoy is somehow degrading to her, well....I'd put up with it, but it would definitely detract from my joy of the day.

So on behalf of your kid's father's family, I thank you thank you thank you so much for not being there. This way everyone is happy!

 

[Feralpeg]

People who put up their Christmas Trees..........

BEFORE Thanksgiving!!!




My MIL does this every year=I absolutely can NOT stand having a lit Christmas tree in the living room as we are eating our Thanksgiving Turkey

I just don't understand why other people's decorating habits cause so much distress for others. I, personally, love the holidays and like them to last as long as possible. I already have my trees up and the inside of my house decorated. I will decorate the outside later today.

As long as you are not forced to decorate until you're ready, why get bent out of shape over what others do? Perhaps, you MIL feels the way I do. It's only decorations. It's not like she's done anything to you personally.

 

[Inigo]

People who get upset if they are wished anything except Merry Christmas. They get upset with Happy Holidays, Happy anything if it doesn't have the word Christmas in it.

You can wish me a happy whatever holiday, and I'm good.

 

[Feralpeg]

My biggest pet peeve concerning the holidays is that they don't last long enough and that not everyone feels the true spirit of the season. I hate seeing all the stress that the holidays seem to bring to some.

 

[MinnieMe87]

My biggest pet peeve is everyone who has to have it their way. Meaning- if someone wants to do something else for the holiday there is always one person in a snit about it.

This is mine as well. I hate it!

 

[tink20]

Mine is all the focus on gifts. I think spending time together is more important.