Any other single no kids, no grandkids aunt or uncle who feels invisible at the holidays with family?

[tanyev]

34. Married with no kids, and that would be us if our family lived closer.

I’m actually relieved we don’t live close enough for holiday invitations, especially Christmas. My nieces and nephew are great, and their kids are great, but, no, I do not want to sit there for hours on Christmas morning watching their kids attack the mountain of presents with accompanying shrieks of delight and possible cries of outrage as the morning wears on and the kids start squabbling over the best presents.

And although they would be thoughtful enough to have little presents for me too, I would really rather go see a movie than sit through someone else’s Christmas extravaganza.

I don’t know when holidays became so loaded with emotional baggage. Maybe when all the lifestyle gurus started giving “advice” on how to make it the “Best _____ Ever!” and Pinterest created new standards for holiday decorating and entertaining.

I prefer to see my relatives in non- holiday situations and have quiet holidays at home. There is NOTHING wrong with that!