It's 2:38am, Morning of Christmas Eve.
Christmas, I even hate typing the word but basically ever since I was kid, It was never what it should be, I don't remember a Christmas I was truly happy, I'm sure there are some, but recently, I just do not like them for a few reasons.
Reason one is families. Both my mothers and father's family don't live exactly in town, with Dad's parents in Gympie and Cooroy and Mum out at Bucca and Her sister in Emerald, Christmas usually means travelling of some sort.
Then there is the fact that my father's parents are heavy drinkers especially my grand mother. this means Christmas is a time of loud drunken rowdiness all round and no fun at all for a child of my age. Luckily, I am not spending this Christmas with them..
Instead, I get to hang out with my mother's mum and her boyfriend along with my auntie and uncle and their three small children (In case I forgot to mention Children get on my nerves after not long) but that's not the issue, the issue is that my mother's family are all fairly religious, this means grace saying, sensible manners and respect to our lord and savior. It also means there's not much fun too be had.
This pattern has alternated through out my life with going to visit them at points or them coming here. Frankly I really don't enjoy any of it. On top of all that this year I decided to get Christmas presents for people (seeing as I have had a job) and on total I have spent upwards of $300 dollars.
It's all too much for a holiday no one even really celebrates for what it was started for. Not that I really care.
For once, I want a Christmas were I can do what I like hang out with my friends and just have a chill and relaxed time without making a big expensive thing out of all of it. So to close I would like to say, Fuck you Christmas and to all a good night
-Aden
