alone on Christmas day?

molly09

I asked this in th Christmas thread also so here goes for AH..........
Who here will be spending ALL of Christmas day alone?

Aciiiiiiiiiiid

molly09 wrote: »

I asked this in th Christmas thread also so here goes for AH..........
Who here will be spending ALL of Christmas day alone?

I'd love to, family are very annoying

Rayne Wooney

molly09 wrote: »

I asked this in th Christmas thread also so here goes for AH..........
Who here will be spending ALL of Christmas day alone?

Access Denied

yup
and considering who I could be with, it's probably better.

Spent 98/99 completely alone, ate ice cream..was good

Chuck Stone

Yeah...

The Jammy dodger

It is my birthday on Christmas day. I spent it all alone once in the highlands of scotland, in minus 25 with a can of carling with no heating in my house. What a party I had.

admiralofthefleet

i was in 2007 til about ten o clock that night when my little brother arrived with a bottle of black bush

The Jammy dodger

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i was in 2007 til about ten o clock that night when my little brother arrived with a bottle of black bush

That must have ruined your Christmas. :eek::p:D

senorwipesalot

Theres never a fight and sex is guarenteed.

admiralofthefleet

The Jammy dodger wrote: »

That must have ruined your Christmas. :eek::p:D

on the contrary, i didnt wake up til new years eve!

previous user

yeh

Cienciano

The Jammy dodger wrote: »

It is my birthday on Christmas day. I spent it all alone once in the highlands of scotland, in minus 25 with a can of carling with no heating in my house. What a party I had.

The worst part is that you only had one can

kowloon

I know someone who spends every Christmas miserable. Too proud to take up any invitations.

Hogzy

kowloon wrote: »

I know someone who spends every Christmas miserable. Too proud to take up any invitations.

Their loss i suppose.

mackg

I had planned to go to England to my sister for Christmas this year and my mother was going to go to Donegal to my other sister. I got a job at the start of December though and so my plan to go to England is off plus I'm working Christmas Eve in Cork more than likely so I could get home to Kerry alright but there will be no one there so I'm probably just going to stay in Cork and drink cans and Skype people for the day. I'm not too put out about it tbh, planning to have a Christmas dinner with my housemates before they go home to make up for being up here Christmas day.

Hippies!

kowloon wrote: »

I know someone who spends every Christmas miserable. Too proud to take up any invitations.

and do you know for certain he/she is miserable?

kowloon

Hippies! wrote: »

and do you know for certain he/she is miserable?

They've made it clear, but they see anyone offering anything as charity.

Eathrin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCOS2vOxuXE

PrettyBoy

I was actually talking to an acquaintance about this last week, he's a single man, middle aged, never been married and has been living alone for a long time. He was telling me that he's planning to spend Christmas alone just because he enjoys being on his own, he's just so used to it. He has friends and siblings that have Christmas dinner every year and have always said he's more than welcome. He said he's always preferred being by himself on the day, enjoys the alone-time and doesn't make a big deal about Christmas.

He's an interesting character, very nice guy.

Access Denied

My mother in law is spending christmas alone this year as she's a wagon and asked for it...no one will have her and even if they asked..she say no, coz only she can cook the turkey, make the stuffing, make pudding etc..etc perfectly.

Richard Hillman

I'd love to do it. I don't not get on with my family or anything, I would just love to be able to cook dinner for myself and have an all round great day by myself. I'm sure I'll have plenty of years of xmas days alone ahead of me and I actually mean that in a positive sense.

Some people just prefer their own company. I was asked to go to the pub last week with my mates but preferred to sit at home alone with a few beers watching TV. It's just the way some people are. For me personally it was probably because I didn't have any siblings until a late enough age and there was nobody my age on my road growing up so it's just the norm for myself. Other people who grew up in large families and neighbourhoods would probably see things differently.

Where To

Yep phone off, fire on, door locked, fry a bit of steak, couple of bottles of beer and be in bed by eight. Be working pretty much 24/7 for the rest of the week so that to me will be pure bliss.

Canis Lupus

Best xmas I ever had was the flatmates going home to their places and leaving me alone with weed and a bottle of vodka.

Heating whacked up, clothes off and watched movies, drank and ate junk with nowt a soul to bother me. Heaven.

bowsie010

Access Denied wrote: »

My mother in law is spending christmas alone this year as she's a wagon and asked for it...no one will have her and even if they asked..she say no, coz only she can cook the turkey, make the stuffing, make pudding etc..etc perfectly.

Relevant username

starviewadams

Yep,being around happy christmasy people tends to make me feel worse at this time of the year,so prefer to avoid them and spend it alone.

Christmas will consist of getting up in the afternoon,frozen spicy beef pizza for dinner followed by some beer,Jameson and then some valium or seroquel.

El Duninho

i did this one year when i moved to a city where I didn't know anybodty just before christmas.

It was summer time so I sat in the back garden drinking beers and had pasta for dinner.

As sad and lonely as that sound, it was one of the best christmas days ever!

suicide_circus

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad258/kazguitarfiles/ChristmasForeverAlone.jpg

eviltwin

I did a few years ago, it was just me and my young daughter, husband was working. I thought it would be depressing but actually it was a great day, we had a small lunch and did the washing up before putting on the tele and playing with her toys. Husband got home around 6 and we had a late dinner and it was just really chilled and stressfree.

9959

kowloon wrote: »

I know someone who spends every Christmas miserable. Too proud to take up any invitations.

Don't worry, he'll soon get a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley (Bob Marley's cousin), that'll sort him!

Duggy747

Nah, I'd miss Mammy's cooking.

Oh, and........eh...........my family too, of course.....................not the delicious turkey...............

Frank Black

eviltwin wrote: »

I did a few years ago, it was just me and my young daughter, husband was working. I thought it would be depressing but actually it was a great day, we had a small lunch and did the washing up before putting on the tele and playing with her toys. Husband got home around 6 and we had a late dinner and it was just really chilled and stressfree.

Alone on Christmas Day anecdote fail.

tan11ie

I couldn't imagine spending Christmas day alone, I love spending the day with my family. I hate to think of anyone being alone on that day, of course if it's by choice it's different.

molly09

eviltwin wrote: »

I did a few years ago, it was just me and my young daughter, husband was working. I thought it would be depressing but actually it was a great day, we had a small lunch and did the washing up before putting on the tele and playing with her toys. Husband got home around 6 and we had a late dinner and it was just really chilled and stressfree.

When during the day were you actually alone? This thread is about spending ALL Christmas day ALONE.

Fizzlesque

This year I will be alone on Christmas Day. I have a great day of slovenly chocolate scoffing, mindless and selfish DVD watching, new couch (which I finally got for my house, 8 years later, and put together myself) lounging-about-upon, food, wine, tea and biscuits all only a cupboard away, planned. I quite like to spend Christmas Day alone every handful of years or so.

Oranage2

Yep I'll be spending Christmas all alone this year for the first time ever due to being away and tbh i quite like the idea of not having to deal with all that Christmas mayhem.

shed head

jaysus, i landed in Sydney from asia a week before xmas, moved into an apartment on xmas eve, xmas day came and it was just weird, boiling hot, strangers everywhere, i was so desperate i bought a ticket to see judge jules that afternoon/evening at a day festival thing - fccuking nightmare! worst xmas ever, might be ok over here alone though!

sonata81

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

DylanII

sonata81 wrote: »

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

But you are not alone. You have the most important people in the world with you, your children!!

0ph0rce0

sonata81 wrote: »

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

That's me too

MyBrokenKnees

I have spent 15 or the last 16 on my own and to be completely honest I really don't mind, everyone else seems to mind for me. But I work Christmas Eve until 4am Christmas day and then I am back into work St.Stephen's Day. So I find it a nice relaxing day.

helimachoptor

A few years back I was in Kosovo for Xmas, honestly best Xmas ever, did what I wanted.

However last Xmas was great as it was my first as an uncle

mattjack

sonata81 wrote: »

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

Well, welcome to Boards .Maybe take a look around the different threads and they might make you smile a little.
Happy Christmas,enjoy your kids when they are small ... they'll grow up very quick on you.
And happy birthday.

3ndahalfof6

Alone is underestimated.

nice_very

sonata81 wrote: »

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

sorry you feel that way, stick around boards plenty to cheer you up, happy birthday and chin up eh

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

every year I hope this is the year I get to spend xmas alone


not this year

maybe next

candy-gal1

I usually hole myself up in my room for most of xmas day, no real mad change there though really from ordinary days , after dinner and presents etc, its just nice to watch some xmas TV in my room, tuck into a selection box and maybe a little bit of mulled wine and then just relax for the night.
Out of both days, xmas eve was more "busy", tradtioney time anyway tbh.

padma

sonata81 wrote: »

My two toddlers are already in bed and I feel very lonely myself. This is the second Christmas, also my birthday, which I spend alone after separation. It is very painful and I am glad my kids are not awake to see my tears.

In a hotel in Dublin, dropped the presents at the kids mothers house under the tree. Will arrive tomorrow which is also my birthday, spend the day with the kids and back to a hotel room. Kids none the wiser

sonata81

I love my children more than anything in the world. I protect and cherish them, playing the happy, undefeatable mummy. But on occasions as tonight, as the LOs sleep, I would like to drink a glass of Champaign with someone to celebrate my birthday, the New Year, etc. I'm not an iron-lady, though at times pretend to be ...

padma

the key Sonata, is try not to think too much about it, it is what it is and who knows who may come knocking on the door over the next few days to visit or pop in for a chat. Can sometimes be prone to melancholy but, you know what, I'm happy here with a can of beer in my room after travelling across the country spending the few golden hours with the two kids, more tomorrow then back to the grindstone to pay for it all.

Happy Birthday

yellowlabrador

I've come down with flu, i'm shivering, pain all over and haven't eaten much for 2 days so I'm quite happy to be in quarantine. I don't want to spread the misery

nice_very

*raises can to the screen* happy birthday Sonata! best I can do