Who else doesn't decorate for Christmas?

[Brynda]

I’m 55 and I’ve never put up a Christmas tree. I’ve got a stuffed snowman that I won that gets taken out for the occasional Christmas. Same reason as most of you: Cats, laziness, waste of money, usually not celebrating at my house, etc.

[Miss_Mapp]

@Miss_Mapp

I did put up the string inside the box window over the weekend, but the new kitten keeps pulling on it, which none of the previous cats did, so I think it will have to be taken down.

When I went home yesterday, there she was in the box window, swinging on the half-pulled-down string of (unplugged) lights like a little calico monkey. Bad Kitty Theater for the whole neighborhood to enjoy.

I took the lights down before she could hurt herself and put them back into the box to await another year.

[Chronos]

Man, I hope someone got video of that!

I don’t bother decorating my apartment, but I do help Mom with her decorations. Does that count?

[kiz]

@FairyChatMom

I think that’s a big part of why I don’t bother. We moved here the year our daughter started college. There was no family history or tradition associated with this house and, as I mentioned, we’re never here on the actual holiday anyway. Like this year - we’ll be heading to Florida to be with my husband’s folks.

The SIL who is hosting Christmas Eve this year is only doing it so she can break out the decorations. Her kids are now either in university or just graduated. They’re only going to be around from the 24th through the 26th before they go off and do their own things. If she wasn’t hosting she just would’ve put up a wreath and be done with it.

Even my MIL has reduced her decorating a great deal. She used to go crazy the day after Thanksgiving adorning the whole house. What cracked me up was that by the end of Dec 26th, there was *zero *evidence of Christmas in her house! She had un-decorating down to a science!

Your MIL and my MIL must’ve taken the same efficiency class, LOL.

[escaped]

I never celebrate crismas.