Should I be feeling guilty?

[BarenakedLady]

My kids and their father are putting up the Christmas tree and decorations in the other room. I just don't feel like doing it. I hate decorating. We inherited a shit load of knick knack crap from my MIL for every freakin concieveable holiday. I swear it looked like a Pilgrim threw up in my family room last week. I'm feeling rather bah humbug about it all. They keep asking me if I want to help.

x(

[SPKrazy]

1. probably

for your kids sake

you might join them

:shrug:

:hug: :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

2. Well

Gah, you had to say that didn't you.

:spank:

I kid, I kid.

Oh gawd, Christmas music is on. AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[SPKrazy]

4. Argghhhhh!!!!!!

sorry

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Eh...this might be "take a bite of the shit sandwich" time.

I think your kids might appreciate a token effort.

Although, as for m'self, I'm rather "bah humbug" too.

[BarenakedLady]

5. .....

Oh Lord...the guilt...


can't...breathe...

:cry:

[GOPisEvil]

8. Eh, help out for ten minutes...

...then remember something that you need to get done. ;)

[BarenakedLady]

9. I'm on my way...

Thanks. :D

Sometimes I need a spank too.

;)

[GOPisEvil]

12. Allow me...

:spank:

:D

[RetroLounge]

6. I would suck it up and be there for the kids...

I know, it sucks, but I'm really just telling you what I need to hear too...

RL

[BarenakedLady]

7. You all know how to push my buttons

And not the ones that take me to my "happy place". :P

Ok, ok...I give!

*grumble grumble*

[lizziegrace]

13. Take a deep breath

and plaster a smile on your face. ;) (I know, because I had to do it a lot.)

You can get through it, for your kids. :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

33. Thanks Lizzie

I know. I was momentarily Scroogey. :)

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

18. You could always just sit in the room and watch

and criticize everything he does...

but that's not who you are, is it?

You KNOW what you should do.

and doing the right thing *is* a step toward the happy place.

:hug:

RL

[flvegan]

10. I say, wait till they're done, then say

"why didn't you guys wait for me??!!" and start crying. Now who is feeling guilty?

See?

[BarenakedLady]

21. LoL.

:rofl:

[Inchworm]

11. yes

that is all.



:hug::loveya::hug:

*evilgrin*

EDIT: wrong pic

[BarenakedLady]

22. I did...

You know what happened? They all wandered off (the kids)!!!

All that guilt and they took off. LoL.

They are back doing the ornaments. I'm taking a wee break.

:hi: :hug:

[Inchworm]

25. I was just playin with ya

Shoot.. I blew off T-day and plan on doin the same for X-mas. I'll give gifts and hide out :)

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

32. I know...

I just needed reminding to enjoy what I have. :)

:hug:

[billyskank]

14. No. Absolutely not.

Tell them you've got school work to do.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

23. I've made good progress on it.

I just have a bit more details and darkening up to finish it. I still have all day tomorrow to work on it (in PEACE and QUIET! ;) )

:hug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. No

But I hate Christmas, so I might not be the person to ask. :P

[BarenakedLady]

24. It's the slacker in us.

:D

[datasuspect]

16. i would say,

"your presents are going to children who live in the projects and we're gonna feed homeless people at the salvation army for christmas eve."

[BarenakedLady]

27. Yup.

My extended family decided to do mostly charity type gifts this year. I usually have the kids pick out a couple gifts to put under the Christmas tree at our local grocery store (they hang index cards with ages/gender of people in need)

[Xipe Totec]

17. We are at that awkward time

after the youngest has reached teenage, but the oldest hasn't borne fruit.

So there is nobody to enjoy a Christmas tree.

So no tree again this year.

[BarenakedLady]

28. Awww

My parents downsized their tree after my brother and I moved out. It's tabletop size now.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. go make hot chocolate for them--

they will appreciate it, and you don't have to deal with the fru-fru.

[BarenakedLady]

29. That's a good idea

Well, if I had any in the house. LoL. Thanks though.

:D

[Kutjara]

20. Tell them you're making a stand for traditional Christmas values.

The tree should not be put up before Christmas Eve and should be down by January 6. Some traditions believe that putting the tree up too early or taking it down too late brings bad luck.

Just tell them you're working hard to make 2008 a lucky one.

[BarenakedLady]

30. Heh.

I'll have to try that one next year.

[DarkTirade]

26. I'd say enjoy it. Make an act of being grumpy. Say "Bah, humbug!" every chance you get.

The kids might find it funny. :)

[BarenakedLady]

31. I'm being cheerful for them

Well, after I had to kick them off the computer to help. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear BarenakedLady...

You could be the photographer!

Take some pictures for posterity and all that!

That would be an excellent contribution, and you wouldn't have to help decorate!

:woohoo:

[BarenakedLady]

36. Well it's all done now

I'll have to take a picture of the finished project. It does look very pretty.

Thanks.

[Deja Q]

35. When I was young and volunteered to put up the tree, I did so...

Acuity wasn't my thing at the time and it was a little sloppy. Mum fixed it to her liking without telling me I'd done an inadequate job.

It took me more time, but eventually I found ways to compensate one defect by emphasizing another. And I've gotten some good results.

I shouldn't have felt guilty at the time.

Dunno if that helped.

[BarenakedLady]

37. Sure it helps.

They all did a great job putting up their favorite decorations. I'm not one to fix the tree "just so". Their father does that and it gets them angry. A perfect tree for me is any one they put together.

Thanks.