# How has your Christmas been? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 26, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149 "2012-12-26T03:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/41 "2012-12-27T18:23:34Z")
First of all, Bosda, {{{ }}}. I’m so sorry. My heart goes out to you. My Christmas was actually okay for the first time in about three years. Huge relief. Some drama but minimal compared to past years. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/42 "2012-12-27T19:43:23Z")
I had one of the best Christmases I can remember. Definitely the best since my parents divorced more than 10 years ago. Last year was one of the worst of my life, so I am still walking on air. Other than a few very minor annoyances, I do not know how it could have been better. It was all topped off yesterday by a very unexpected holiday bonus. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/43 "2012-12-27T21:17:10Z")
We had a fun Christmas. Mainly just myself, the kid and my folks with a brief foray into the land of relatives. Heaps of low cost but fun gifts (my favourtie is a sign my friend gave me that I can hold up to ask my headphoned child to make me a nice cuppa tea). Food, 30C heat with a pool on hand, more food, not too many people trying to tempt us into sociability, and more food. Boxing day was just heat and food and napping. Bliss. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/44 "2012-12-28T07:04:40Z")
This was my first Christmas without my mother. My dad was kind of bummed, and I had a headache, but the relatives all came to my house on Christmas Eve so we made the best of it. I enjoyed watching the littlest nephews and niece opening their presents. My cousin brought his girlfriend along, and she helped my daughter make Easy-Bake goodies. That was so sweet of her. 🙂 My favorite gift was the silky green scarf and manicure kit my daughter gave me, bought with her birthday money. I love that kid. Christmas Day my daughter and I went to the ex in-laws’. There was lots of food, and it was nice seeing them again. The kids played Just Dance 4, and I even joined in to dance a couple of songs to burn off Christmas dinner. I got a $25 Starbucks card! Yay! She stayed a couple days with her grandparents, so the house is kid-free till tomorrow. I got the computer all to myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/45 "2012-12-28T07:53:52Z")
Spent Christmas Eve somewhat down. The next day navigating between my ex-husband’s house and the kids, to my boyfriend’s place, then back to ex’s for Christmas dinner, then to the homes of two different friends. The highlight of my day was beating a friend at Chess. Glad it is almost all over. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/46 "2012-12-28T08:01:02Z")
Good enough. I don’t hate non-Christians who diss Christmas that much anymore. I hate Christians who play along. But not to worry, the feeling goes away beginning January the following year. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149/47 "2012-12-28T15:29:53Z")
This one hasn’t been too bad. I spent most of my spare time in my office playing Rift, WoW and Diablo while SWMBO watched Christmas movies in the living room, I managed to avoid every one of them. And now that Christmas is over, the gawdsawful music is dying off, so things are getting better. And I made her get all weepy and smiley with my present to her. I done good. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-christmas-been/645149.md?page=2)