One thing I always find really challenging during the holidays is...[share with the community]

Getting in the festive mood and celebrating when I really don't like Christmas. Also I find it difficult to not associate this time of year with bad experiences

Saving money

I can never find good gifts for people because I feel like they will hate me if I get them something they don't like

Feeling like I should be happy and be in the holiday spirit but I'm actually just depressed cause it's winter and winter makes me depressed.

if it's holiday, im in. then i'll be away from my mom, and i'll go to jakarta (where my auntie lives) and im so excited. cant wait to learn to ride a bicycle to live on my own under my Dad.

i cant stand my mom anymore honestly.

Competition. Relatives are nosey and cruel. I'd rather be alone. My two sons are complete opposites...one responsible, the other, not.

I have been over thinking what has jus happened before the weekend. I am a parent also a step parent of a young 12 almost 13 female, she giving a hard time about things she's lies about. got to the point where she called the stupid girlfriend and I'm not her mom

I can't even work up to talk to her for abit

Seeing that everyone is so happy but I'm so miserable. Spending so much money on crap that nobody likes. Hoping that this year it will be fun, but it actually isn't

Is wanting to call all of my relatives, but not doing that because of my anxiety. Love them very much! I wish I could just meet them all and share these holidays

I am now an atheist whereas my mother is still a Christian, & religion is a topic which has links to negative memories from when I was going to church too. We have come to the understanding it's best to avoid discussing the topic, but she sometimes forgets, & the mere mention of anything Christianity-related causes me to experience anger or to engage in some sort of avoidance of the issue, be that by leaving to go elsewhere, by drinking, or similar.