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Holiday Melancholgia
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So since christmas is a few short days away, or hannukah ended a few days ago, or whatever, it always gets me reminiscing about old times, and how much more awesome the holidays seemed as a kid, ya know? That anticipation for presents is all gone and you've stopped believing so hard in the holiday spirit. abloo bloo bloo.
but really, how awesome was it when you were like 10 and received a bike that you had no clue you were getting, and had a tinge of guilt about receiving an awesome present that you totally didn't deserve because you've been naughty all year, and didn't really shape up till the last few weeks before christmas?
so this thread is to reminisce about more innocent holiday memories for you, and how nowadays just can't compete. any kickass presents you got that made you bust a load in your prepubescent pants? any memories of an earlier time when family dinners weren't full of awkwardness and anger?
since this place loves to wallow in nostalgia, melancholgia seemed appropriate (props to the ifc podcast for coining the term in their review of where the wild things are)
but really, how awesome was it when you were like 10 and received a bike that you had no clue you were getting, and had a tinge of guilt about receiving an awesome present that you totally didn't deserve because you've been naughty all year, and didn't really shape up till the last few weeks before christmas?
so this thread is to reminisce about more innocent holiday memories for you, and how nowadays just can't compete. any kickass presents you got that made you bust a load in your prepubescent pants? any memories of an earlier time when family dinners weren't full of awkwardness and anger?
since this place loves to wallow in nostalgia, melancholgia seemed appropriate (props to the ifc podcast for coining the term in their review of where the wild things are)
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Years later, I had a lot of fun staying up late to help my parents assemble a Jurassic Park play set for my little brother.
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I came in here to make this post. Playing SF2 all Christmas day with my cousin who was living with us at the time was awesome.
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I played sooooooo much Duck Hunt.... So much...
but the SNES christmas was tops
Personally, as much childhood magic existed around Christmas, it was always a stark reminder of just how poor we were when I was growing up. Spending time with my family and being able to take part in giving and actually having a lot more family now to be around, that actually makes Christmas now a lot better.
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Actually, my whole life has rocked cocks up until this point. I have zero complaints.
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My brothers and I got an NES, and the funny thing is we didn't really know what it was so we kind of ignored it. All I do is jump around with a flashlight thinking it's the best thing ever.
Getting Smash Bros. Melee was also one of the best Christmases ever, we just played and played until we passed out, got up, and played some more. Continue this for like 8 months.
I did always want that ship however, it just would have been hard to retrofit for space piracy.
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When I was a kid, it was just a confusing series of awkward visits with scary old people with a passing knowledge of me as a person. Both of my parents would be locked in one argument or another for the entire month of December, as they had long been worn down by the hells of clothing three children and driving them all over the goddamn South while they fought and complained from the back seat.
Now I am older, I have nephews that I actually get to see all the time and I get to be a rad uncle who knows what DS games they want and buys them Bakugan cards to trade at school. My parents are older as well and it seems like they understand that they aren't responsible for me having a perfect or normal Christmas. Since it's tough times for everyone, nobody who can drive a car gets a present. Everyone just eats a lot, gets somewhat drunk, and watches the kids go apeshit over plastic crap that none of us could care about if we tried.
I live with roomates who are more like family. We have our own Christmas traditions that we do. Forage over combined leftovers, decorate our tree with gingerbread dicks and random ceramic George Washington heads we found at the thrift store. Hang lights outside, leave Halloween decorations up until January. We fill stockings with deodorant and comic books. Cheap stuff, but stuff we know we all like.
I would shake it and guess which lego set it was going to be- or maybe it was one of those erector sets? I was heartbroken when it was a tub of mac and cheese. I remember my mother laughing and laughing and laughing.
My mother, has a funny sense of humor. I don't remember when I stopped caring for it, but I haven't been excited about christmas for many many years now.
However I now know the only reason she did that was because christmas eve she would break out the good statch and every christmas morning she had mad munchies
So my Dad was pissed because I'd ruined all the photos of Christmas morning, me unwrapping the presents etc.. so later in the evening we rewrapped everything and then I opened it again so my Dad could get the photos again.
my xbox:
and i went through about three of these things:
and sssso many trains:
"Think of it as Evolution in Action"
there's something kind of excellent about the days before Internet, when you made decisions about products based on packaging and sometimes you got a gem
I played for real because I'm a man!
Holy shit that was awesome. I cannot guess where my dad got the cash to get all of that.
Then on Christmas we opened two DDR pads and my sister almost peed on herself.
"Think of it as Evolution in Action"
You probably deserved it.
Be excited! I recently bought one and I am loving it.
My favorite Christmas memory was getting home from midnight church to find a train set up under the tree, and in the coal bin car was a copy of Tetris for NES, waiting to become my most favorite game ever. That was also my last Christmas as the only grandchild on both sides of my family. It was pretty boss.
This is genius and I fully intend to do this when I have children.
I always knew when I was getting Legos
unless you're mowing it. 'cause my back is killin' me.
"Think of it as Evolution in Action"