The author expresses their dislike for Christmas and explains their reasons for hating the holiday.
It’s once again that time of year wherein Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas ” plays on a loop through my AirPods, and each day elicits a 10-minute cry. That’s right, folks. It’s Christmas . (Obviously.) And guess what? I still hate it. The pressure! The passage of another year and the cloying reminders of such set to song! The presents I have to pretend to like! The capitalistic pomp and circumstance! None of it’s for me, as I’ve recently come to, not only accept, but fully embrace.
Last year, I wrote an essay about my disdain for this wretched holiday. But, given my colleagues were baffled by my distaste for all things red and green and silver and gold, it was ever-so-slightly investigative. In case you didn’t read it, I admit that I have not earned the right to hate Christmas, nor do I have an origin story that can rationalize my radical stance. As I explained: With the exception of too many Catholic school Christmas pageants, I can’t immediately recall anything traumatic ever happening to me in Decembe
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