Family issues! All holidays are at my husband's mother's house and our grown children and small grandchildren are all expected to attend. Daughter is not coming. Husband is beyond himself...

I try to limit contact with family to Arraignments, Public hearings and Funerals.

Dread. Did I get all the gifts? Did I do this? Nope don't like em.

While I still have some childlike enthusiasm about the holidays, the stressors of being an adult seems to bring slightly more dread than the childlike enthusiasm.

Just too much hassle.

5 years ago my two youngest grandsons (3 years old and 21 months old) were murdered by their father who went on local news and blamed my daughter. Needless to say not very good memories for this time.

I think Christmas has become fraught with expectations of perfect gift-giving and decorating, in neither of which I excell. Plus my mom and my first husband passed on at christmastime. Sad memories.

dread, holidays bring me no joy after the incident

I was raised by a super abusive person who did not believe in Christmas, people give to each other, not Jesus Christ. Christmas is too commercialized and people's expectations have become selfish.

Living with recent ex boyfriend who doesn't celebrate ANY holiday.