normalize not celebrating xmas. like every single piece of media involving xmas in any way shape or form has everyone celebrating it like no matter their religion they just like do it for the spirit or the holiday or whatever and if they originally don’t it ends w them giving in out of consideration and being guilted. like if you love xmas, that’s great. i love bubble tea and i love rosh hashanah, but i don’t expect everyone to love them or even experience them. it’s not sad for me if someone doesn’t enjoy them bc i’m not a self obsessed prick who assumes everyone else enjoys and celebrates the same things i do. pls be respectful this year, pls acknowledge xmas IS NOT a secular holiday, please do not other and exclude those who do not celebrate it. and btw this goes beyond inclusive language.
(goyim and christians/atheists can rb and add if you want but do not clown i am begging you)
Know what’s nice about COVID? Not having to pretend to give a shit about my inlaws’ twice yearly show of Christianity. I like not having to drive 9 hours, assuming no traffic, to enjoy food I can’t eat with people I don’t like. Yeah, I understand that seafood for Christmas Eve is a New England tradition, Susan, however I still can’t eat your lobster bisque. Know what else is a New England tradition? Oranges and walnuts in your stockings. Can we have that one instead?
You should not have to prove how badly you’re doing to receive empathy, compassion, and care. You deserve to be heard, even when you don’t appear to be falling apart.
