ok so I kinda don't want to admit, but I'm a little bit of a grinch.

Reasons why I kinda hate Christmas

1) I hate young children. Especially when they scream or run around being stupid.

Ok look I get it they're cute and maybe I swoon when I see a baby but really there's a few exceptions to this rule. Like yesterday I came multiple pictures of baby Ryan Ross and BOOM I turned into the one family member all us Greeks share: That one aunt that you see only once or twice a year on holidays, gives you a shitload of money and food and just has to pinch your cheeks so much you can't even feel them anymore.

2) This GIF is me on a daily basis

3) I hate Christmas Carols

My mom never let me go. The only time she did was last year and it actually made me feel embarrassed. Also, my mom would make me stand on the doorstep alone and listen to all the kids singing while she searched for money to give them. Furthermore, hearing the same fucking song 20 times a day sung by off- key voices is not pleasant. I don't mean I can sing, I can't sing for shit, but I know some people may say that I do willingly listen to the same song over and over again but hey at least my faves can sing and they also do not sing 5 LINES OF A SONG BEFORE THEY ARE GIVEN THE MONEY AND GO

4) MY FAMILY IS CRAZY

Raise your hand of you're Greek And have a huge family that has to get together for a Christmas meal which you are forced to attend and either just simply annoys you or just has to start a fight.

Good.

I can't even get in depth about this.
a) in my family, I have 30 year old and 4 year old cousins. There's no one my age. So you know what I'm supposed to do? BABYSIT THE YOUNGER ONES. don't get me wrong I don't wanna sit with the adults but I wanna be able to scroll through tumblr without being worried that one little shit may get hurt and then I'll get all the shit for it. and now I've realised I turned into Steve Harrington.

I also have to sit at the kids table, and eat stupid plastic chicken nuggets while the grownups eat actual real meat. and Also, I CAN'T FUCKING SWEAR. FOR FUCKS SAKE. WHEN A LITTLE DIPSHIT SCREWS THINGS UP I HAVE TO HELP THEM, BE NICE AND TAKE RESPONCIBILITY FOR THEM . NO I DO NOT HAVE TO APOLOGISE FOR FOOD I DIDN'T DROP ON YOUR CARPET. I DO NOT HAVE TO CLEAN UP YOUR CHILD OR FEED IT.

b) And let's not forget all the comments. Greek aunts and grandparents feel like they have to comment on your entire existence. There's two kinds of comments.

a) My dear, how much you've grown! your mom told me about your good grades! you've gotten thinner and taller! good for you! I'm so proud!

b) WHY ARE YOU EATING SO MUCH (even though they just asked you to try the 1029294 different foods they brought for the get-together) YOU SHOULD SIT UP STRAIGHT. YOU SHOULD GO TO CHURCH. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND? (a moment of silence for all my female cousins that get shit for bit being married) WHY ARE YOU WEARING BLACK? WHY ARE YOU SHOWING SO MUCH SKIN? ACT LADYLIKE. WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR PHONE? ΑΧ Η ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΉ ΝΕΟΛΑΊΑ ΣΑΣ ΈΚΑΨΑΝ ΤΑ ΜΥΑΛΆ ΕΚΕΊΝΑ ΤΑ ΜΠΛΙΜΠΛΙΚΙΑ ΤΑ ΣΑΜΦΟΟΥΝΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΠΛΕΙΜΠΟΞ

Also, is it just me or do they only do that with girls?

5) Gifts basically suck

I would put it in the last category but it needs to have its own. I don't mean to be greedy or materialistic, but come on everyone likes getting presents and/ or money. My family members are old, I get it. Maybe they still think I'm 6. Maybe they think I play with dolls. or that I wear all pink. But for fucks sake, if you're gonna spent 50 euros on something impractical and useless for me, is rather you just gave me my money.

6) THE CHRISTMAS SONGS

do you like being forced to listen to the same cheesy 5 songs full of cliches for as long as you live? WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON!

they're EVERYWHERE! movies, streets hell, in my school they played last Christmas by Wham (may this song in particular rot in hell) from the megaphone.

7) travelling

don't get me wrong, I live travelling. But when my parents aka my mom organises it, we need up going to the middle of nowhere where some long-lost relative will offer to let us stay in theit house where there's no internet and I'm forced to spent all time with them. You know a trip sucks when you have more fun at the car ride all alone listening to music. actually that's better than a lot of things.

I hope I made you understand that maybe people who do t particulary enjoy the festive season are all grinches.  some of us actually have good reasons other than "our hearts are two sizes smaller"

in other news I'M GOING BANDMERCH HUNTING. DREAMS DO COME TRUE. AND LET'S HOPE I FIND SOMETHING GOOD