• sab@kbin.social
      1·
      7 months ago

      I’m swimming in it! We always have a white Christmas, but this year it’s spectacular. You could already ski (cross country) on the 23rd, since then there’s 20 more centimetres of crispy new snow on top. It’s amazing!

      Obviously doesn’t compensate for the heat elsewhere, but it won’t stop me from appreciating what we’ve got!

      • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
        1·
        7 months ago

        Western Canada, and this is the brownest Christmas of my life (over half a century.)

        • sab@kbin.social
          1·
          7 months ago

          Always wanted to go to BC, it seems incredibly beautiful. So sad to hear how noticeable the effects of climate change are there already.

  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    26·
    7 months ago

    My <1 year old nephew nearly choked to death on a nerf dart. He briefly went unresponsive before the ambulance got there and would probably be dead if both his parents didn’t have medical training.

    So I guess it’s not ruined in that he’s still alive and probably okay (still waiting to see if he aspirated anything), but it’s not how you want to spend Christmas! Especially the older siblings watching all this happen.

  • Pratai@lemmy.ca
    24·
    7 months ago

    Lost my best friend of 35+ years to an overdose back in July, then my 15 year old dog on Halloween. Then my mother got sick a week later and was in the ICU for over a month. Turned out to be a severe liver disease but she doesn’t qualify for a transplant, so she moved to Australia for better healthcare and to live her remaining days with other side of family….

    Then my girlfriend lost her job.

    So, we didn’t do Christmas this year. Not even a tree. Fuck it. Maybe next year.

  • Sagrotan@lemmy.world
    241·
    7 months ago

    My father dying. Haven’t had very much contact, but the rest of the family expected some things from me apparently, still don’t know what exactly, I just left the hospital silently, like my father left my life when I was four. I’m not really affected by the whole ordeal, but it really really annoyed me over Christmas. That guy couldn’t even die without making a fuzz. 🙄

    • Prethoryn Overmind@lemmy.world
      5·
      7 months ago

      While I am a stranger and me saying sorry probably doesn’t help much. That stuff sucks and I am sorry you had to deal with it. People have it in their head that we are all supposed to love our family and just get along but people don’t realize that families are sometimes just people who didn’t love us or loved us less than we loved them or vice versa loved us more than we loved them. Family is tricky. It doesn’t sound like you were close and I don’t know your entire story but either way it is a loss and regardless of him not being there for you it says a lot that you were at the very least there for him. Which, in my opinion, is the most you can do.

      I hope you are the person that carries that forward and uses that as a means to not walk out on others lives when they need you most and I hope in return they are a part of yours when you are on your way out of this world. Enjoy your holidays.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    7 months ago

    My girlfriend lost her job and failed one of her nursing classes, possibly also failing out of the program altogether (all in the same week) and is just being really nonchalant about the whole thing. I’m pretty sure she won’t be able to make rent and she’ll expect that I’ll help out. It’s more complicated than just dumping her, there’s a child involved, so I’m just like, “I sure as shit hope she’s getting serious after the holidays.”

    • scoops@lemmy.world
      7·
      7 months ago

      Damn dude!(dudette?) That’s heavy, In my experience ‘failing out’ of program or course is never a surprise. Maybe next year can be focused around better communication with professors & life partners. Some earnest human interaction goes a long way when grades decline.

  • BaskinRobbins@sh.itjust.works
    17·
    7 months ago

    The religious fruitcake portion of my family. I’m so tired of listening how they’re afraid of everything. This year it was the horror of how my state legalized weed, abortion, and some Disney movie had “gay stuff” in it and how thats bad because the movie is meant for kids.

    • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
      133·
      7 months ago

      May I suggest having a Christmas with your friends, whatever way you like it?

      This year I spent Christmas with one friend, and we just did whatever made us happy. We watched a few movies, and smoked some weed. She decorated the tree, I cooked my favorite meal. No gifts or anything, no yelling, just a good time. Probably the best Christmas I had in years.

      Spend your time with the people you love and cherish. Christmas doesn’t necessarily need to be about family or gifts.

      • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        Downvotes are from people who like to be unhappy. I absolutely agree with your sentiment!

      • 🐍🩶🐢@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        Best "holiday"s are the ones just chilling with friends, even if it is remote. Play some video games, go out for a walk, or maybe cook something you haven’t made in a while.

        I more or less stopped doing gifts for people. Might get the kiddos something kind of useful or educational. I would rather do an activity than spend money on useless crap.

    • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
      3·
      7 months ago

      Ditto! No tree, no lights, no presents, no big dinners or parties. Just a few days off, which my husband and I spent with our two cats.

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    14·
    7 months ago

    Not ruined, but pretty fucking annoying. In laws came for a few weeks to visit for the holidays. We don’t see them as much as we’d like, and its nice. But MIL wants to include her sister too - the deadbeat aunt-in-law boomer who still can’t get her shit together for over 70 years. Whatever - we tolerate it.

    Except she fucking shows up sicker than a dog and is hacking non stop. You know the kind of coughs where you can hear gallons of snot being coughed up - ya that. Wtf - I give it one week and we’ll all be miserable with that exact cold/flu/covid whatever the fuck it is. Fucking loser boomer bitch who thinks of nothing but herself. Sigh.

  • time_fo_that@lemmy.world
    14·
    7 months ago

    I had my holiday time off canceled for the second year in a row, but I can’t even do any work because the customer that threw their problems at us while they’re on vacation didn’t provide enough specifications.

    During my standup yesterday we literally determined I don’t have any work to do. Thanks boss.

    I was writing my resignation in my head all weekend instead of enjoying my holiday.

    • Trollception@lemmy.world
      213·
      7 months ago

      If you are in support isn’t throwing problems at you the entire purpose of the role? You make it sound like they are doing something wrong.

      • OrteilGenou@lemmy.world
        15·
        7 months ago

        If they cancel someone’s vacation to provide support but can’t provide sufficient detail to define the work, they’re definitely doing something wrong

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
        6·
        7 months ago

        It’s the customer’s responsibility to define the nature of the issue. People in support aren’t magic if you provide no details and then become non-available then that’s a customer problem.

  • HollandJim@lemmy.world
    11·
    7 months ago

    /c/technology.

    Never tell anyone there what you want or use. You’ll get very little aside of absolutist ideology and abuse.

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    111·
    6 months ago

    Gaza (with the IDF nearly expanding into Syria) reduced my Christmas spirit to 10⁻⁷ well before today. A second cold in the season (with distinct symptoms different from the first) kept me from the family dinner today.

    But my wife was dismissed from a 13-year job as an chief administrator of a medium sized general contractor, having been the boss’ personal assistant above her office duties. He retired, and the new exec is cleaning house (and is making some bad management decisions). So ours is going to be an It’s a Wonderful Life Christmas until we know what our future looks like, and whether we get the good ending or the bad ending.

    Update 2023-12-27 Today my wife was hired. It’s a significant pay cut, but it’s working for a nonprofit she believes in serving a good cause (which is way better than the cutthroat construction industry). I anticipate she’ll be happy there and all that’s left to work out is how we’re going to pay a few more bills. So, we’re headed for the good ending.