Christmas Can Be Chaotic As a child, I absolutely loved Christmas. The excitement of presents under the tree in the morning, all the Christmas music, and the feeling of joy as you open that one present that you had on your list that you felt you just couldn't live without. I especially loved getting together with family and just spending uninterrupted quality time with them. When I finally got out on my own and started to have to enjoy Christmas as an adult...I realized that Christmas is chaos! You have to figure out what to buy for so many different people, but not spend your entire life savings somehow. Trying to coordinate plans so you can spend time with family can be a nightmare, especially when in a relationship and trying to figure out when you're going where. After a few years on my own I started to realize I was beginning to dread Christmas time. I wasn't making enough money to afford the kinds of gifts my loved ones deserved and I just didn't want to bother wi...
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