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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Sister and Nephews had the flu (still do, it's really bad) so I ended up just staying home and having a video call with them. Sister took a COVID test strip and it's negative, so seems like it's just the flu but it still sucks for her.

So I'd say the flu ruined Christmas this year. At least I didn't get sick 🀞

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

The same thing that ruined it every year of my life: Capitalism

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

My first bout with Covid. Thanks company holiday party!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My brother forwarded a passive aggressive text from a parent that we siblings have all distanced ourselves from. Didn't totally ruin things, but sure punched a hole in the happiness.

Edit, this was sent to the group chat so all of us siblings saw it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

We caught covid which started presenting symptoms Christmas morning... Didn't even go anywhere. Vectors are school, neighbour and work.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Nasty virus with secondary strep infection

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You did with this post, fart boy.

I read your username as fart boy at first so that’s what I’m calling you.

Nothing ruined Christmas, it was great.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Mom went into the hospital days two days we were supposed to come up. Spent much of the holidays around the smell of hospitals.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Being old and depressed

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fucking Darlene. Did you try her sugar cookies? She clearly didn't mix the baking powder with the milk again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once Darlene, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A friend's brother died. It was literally out of nowhere. And said friend is stick home with Covid - which isn't what did him in, but still. Massive suckage.

Plus it didn't even feel like Christmas this year. Visited family, but...I dunno. It just wasn't, this year.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My sister in law pointed out that I’m running out of time to have a kid both because of my age and the fact that my mother has stage 4 cancer.

That conversation lead to my alcoholic partner going on a huge binge last night.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I know I am late here but I have quite the Christmas story. For Christmas I spent the holidays with my Mom. Over the holidays one of my mom's neighbours tasked my mom with looking after her cat while she is in Sweden with her son for christmas. My older brother came down with two of his dogs which are loud and very big pit bulls. On Christmas day my Dad came over and got my mom and my sister a puppy (the dog my dad owned got pregnant and had puppies) so there was lots of loud animals around the house. For safety precautions the cat was temporarily moved back into my neighbours house over Christmas with me and my mom checking on him periodically over the next two days until my brother and his two dogs left.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have enough self awareness these days to know that it's usually me, and also enough to know that I didn't this year. Getting better!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Snow storm. The stage was set for a good Christmas because my asshole brother wasn't going to be there, but the weather ruined it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Lost my grandmother a few days prior, got bumped out of my shitty job to a lower paying even shittier job, and have to pass on a good job opportunity bc it would mean a big move and my partner refuses to move with me. And shes going traveling for 1.5 months on vacation right away without me. We have a house together and have been together for almost 14 yrs.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

That bald guy who started a online bookstore. But not to bad overall, WFH.

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