Neanderpundit

An oldie but a goodie; though the names are remarkably similar, do not substitute anusol for anbesol.

Only the Onion.

do not “do” Christmas.

I understand. Christmas is a depressing holiday, for a lot of adults. A lot of people have hard Christmas memories, and the music and decoration and commercialized glee only accentuate the roughness of those memories past. I have a few memories of my own that I don’t like dredged up.

On the flipside of that, though, is the way those people have always treated me. As much as they seem like Grinches to everyone else, they are my dearest freiends, and their friendship and often boundless generosity are more than I deserve or have ever done anything to warrant.

So for the handful of friends I have who for their own reasons choose not to make a big deal out of Christmas, preferring the company of friends and their friendship to the forced observance of a sometimes painful holiday….

Yours is the Christmas I prefer, as well. Possibly the only true Christmas. I hope I can be a good enough friend to deserve your friendship.