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Squaredsc

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol whoami, i needed that laugh.

Kristylovesbb

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just to clear things up a bit for, some who think I am into brainwashing. My family is only together for 2 hours. It is not a matter of imposing holiday spirit, rather a matter of family time. My point being if they had rather watch tv than to spend quality time with family, why bother to come. I would never be so rude as to attend a once a year family get-together, turn on the television, and ignore everyone. I would show the utmost respect to the host for the hard work in preparing the festivity.
Sorry, you guys, but I get emotional because I only get to see my family all together one tiny little time a year and I think everyone should at least pretend to appreciate their family.

Weenerlobo

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, here's a great picture to cheer you all up, if the holly-days are gettin to ya

Fleas Navidad

Fruitbat

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kristy....2 hours! Certainly keep the TV off! Big difference than 5 or 6 hours. Egad.

Squaredsc

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
kristy, just tell your family what you just told us and im sure they would understand.

Zachsmom

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know how big your TV is..but could you move it to another room?

Whenever we have family gatherings in our home, I always move the TV to another room and put decorations in it's spot..out of site..out of mind.(also help with dusting under the tv once or twice a year) Anyone asks where the TV is..I tell them it's broken..:)

Zachsmom

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weener..CUTE!!! picture!!!

LOL Whoami!!! I've done the same thing too!!! (sometimes I tell the person I am going to the bus sometimes I don't..depends on how my shopping went and if I am in a good mood)

Juju2bigdog

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weenerlobo, that is eggsactly what my nativity scene looks like!

Sia

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kristylovesbb, I am behind you 100% in your expectation that the television be left off during your short family get-together. I WOULD unplug all TVs in the house, and would conceal the cords--even going so far as to wrap them up and put twist-ties on them. (Don't lift the TV and put the cord underneath, or some over-zealous football fan might yank hard and snap off the line-cap!)

The suggestion that someone made that you disconnect the cable or satellite is excellent, imo, and your guests--those diehard fans too wrapped-up in TV to pull their heads out of it--will be much more inclined to shut the set back off if all they find is network programming.

Play holiday music in the background to let the company know that the music is the featured entertainment--or arrange to have the musical members of your family or a friend with musical talent sing or play a holiday song. (I'm sure you play Christmas music, anyway.)

If the subject of the TV comes up, I would say, "Well, Greg/Peter/Bobby, the 13-inch TV is set up in the den so the kids can watch the cartoon 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' if you'd rather be with the little kids than with us adults. We'd rather you stayed here in the living room with us for the gift exchange and food. Won't you be with us, please?"

Twiggyish

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Salesman at a book store on Sunday. He actually had a cell phone and was too busy to talk to me. (Barnes and Noble) He was stocking shelves and I needed to find a certain cookbook. He looked at me, excused himself loudly on the phone, and then answered my question. grrrrrrr
I hate rude salespeople. That is a pet peeve. Yes, I know it's the holidays, but there is no excuse for rudeness.

Car54

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know if it was his personal one, but at the B&N where I go, they have cordless phones for the staff. They answer customer calls and take the phone with them to pull the book and put it on hold. The one I go to is huge...two stories, and the phone people are everywhere.

Sounds like your guy needed to go back to training, for sure, tho.

Deedee

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
KristyL, this probably only works for me, but it works. My husband is like your BIL's, he thinks the TV should be on 24/7. My pet peeve is the same as yours. We only have the whole family at our home once a year, it is a time for enjoying family, not the latest Kraft commercial. My TV in the family room is in a cabinet. I installed a child saftey lock on the cabinet, the kind that you use a magnet to open. Then I put the magnet in my pocket. If hubby or someone asks about the cabinet, I reply "yes, its locked." It worked last year, and I will be able to tell you, after Sunday if it works this year. BTW. before I lock the cabinet I turn the Channel to the Holiday Muzzak station on cable.

Beagle

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Awwwww, how cute is that picture!


Moondance

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 04:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
HI Beagle!!!:)

Twiggyish

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Car, it sounded like a personal call to me. He wouldn't acknowledge me and then made it obvious, I was in his way. =(

Beagle

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 05:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Moondance, I'm baaaack! LOL

Twiggyish

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 05:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
YEAH BEAGLE!! (I know what happened,too)

Juju2bigdog

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 05:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay Beagle!!!

Hippyt

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 06:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's a good idea about putting on music. I hate the tv on with a room full of people too,holiday or no holiday!

Kristylovesbb

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions everyone. I am glad most of you understand my feelings. I was beginning to wonder if maybe I am a you-know-what. One year I had my entire family, 32 guests, at my home. I cooked for two days, done all the decorating, cooked all the food by myself, and told everyone they need not bring anything. I had received a rather large bonus and wanted to do something for my family outside of the gifts. I prepared enough food so that each family could take home huge plates of everything. The party was held in the basement of my home due to the size of it and the fact that I have a full wet-bar. Well after running up and down those stairs all day with huge platters of food, ice, china, crystal, etc. I was exausted! So when the tv was turned on I was terribly hurt. I let noone see me cry, so as not to ruin their party, but cried I did.
I can not move the tv, as it is a 52incher, but I have spoken with my sisters and, very diplomaticly, ask for a quality family visit, minus outside distractions, and they have agreed with me and think that I am right. I love them dearly just think their priorities are slighly askew.

Northstar

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's my pet peeve; people who expect you to be open to them parking their vehicle in your driveway while they fly home for the holidays, simply because you live close to the airport and long term parking costs some money. Oh, and they have to shovel out their car when they return. Ummm, if you can spend $1500 to fly home to see grandma, give mom that lovely strand of pearls you picked up during your last tropical vacation, well, I suggest you add a couple hundred to your Holiday budget for your stupid car. Yeah, I realize I'm a pretty sharp tongued about this, but at least five people ask every year, and inevitably they all get a bit miffed when I say "sorry, it's just not going to work out for us". One couple tries year after year. I really don't get it.

Oh, and competitive gift giving between divorced parents. So dumb.

Christina

Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 06:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My pet peeve this year is all the places and food I am supposed to eat in one day. Then I have too go to work 7 to 7 nite shift. I am a newly wed and both parents for convenience sake are preparing meals. Same day, same time. My son also goes to his fathers parents home. I cant do it all. I would like too visit and then come home for a rest. Oh no...Our families live 6 miles from us. We see them often. I just cant figure out why I MUST eat too. They make such a big deal out of it. Its all nice, just not convenient for me. What the big deal??

Carolinakisses

Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 09:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
People who do not return shopping carts to the designated areas. I find it irritating to see shopping carts scattered all over the parking lot and even worse rolled into your car when you return. I think it's a privilege to have the convenience of transporting your purchases to your car via shopping cart. If stores would charge a deposit fee to use the cart outside the building I would be willing to bet some of this problem would stop. But them again maybe not. If people are too lazy to walk 20 feet to put the cart in the outside rack you can bet they are not going to walk all the way back to the store to get their deposit back. P.S. If I see a stray cart in the parking lot along my way to the store, I always push it to the store. It may be a small thing to do, but hey, I may have saved your car from a ding or dent while helping out the staff of the department/grocery store.