Flyswatter Show » layoffs http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter Vegan Atheist Liberal Skeptic Mom Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:18:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Commentary, rants, and interviews by a funny, friendly, skeptical, atheist, vegan mom! Laura Ross yes Laura Ross luara.mom@gmail.com luara.mom@gmail.com (Laura Ross) Liberal. Atheist. Vegan. Different. Vegan, atheist, freethought, eldercare, liberal, diet, vegetarian, ecology, skeptic, science, comedy, journal Flyswatter Show » layoffs http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter NaPodPoMo 28 – That Scrooginess is killing your mother! http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/2008/11/28/napodpomo-28-that-scrooginess-is-killing-your-mother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=napodpomo-28-that-scrooginess-is-killing-your-mother http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/2008/11/28/napodpomo-28-that-scrooginess-is-killing-your-mother/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:28:53 +0000 Flyswatter http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/?p=431 I hate Christmas. I hate everything about it, especially the pressure to tap your bank account out to try to convince people that you love them by how financially wrecked you have become. And my mother is a Christmas person, which is why we don’t see eye-to-eye. Well that, and the whole religion thing.

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I hate the time pressure, the pressure to be all happy, the pressure to be original, the pressure to spend spend spend. I hate feeling obligated and hate that others feel obligated on my behalf, because I really don’t want anything. I love my friends and family and would rather see them at another time–any time I see people I love, it’s a festival. I don’t need a calendar date.

I’m sad. I love my mother. And I just don’t love Christmas.

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]]> http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/2008/11/28/napodpomo-28-that-scrooginess-is-killing-your-mother/feed/ 2 Black Friday, hate Christmas, financial problems, money, mother, religion, feminist I hate Christmas. I hate everything about it, especially the pressure to tap your bank account out to try to convince people that you love them by how financially wrecked you have become. And my mother is a Christmas person, I hate Christmas. I hate everything about it, especially the pressure to tap your bank account out to try to convince people that you love them by how financially wrecked you have become. And my mother is a Christmas person, which is why we don't see eye-to-eye. Well that, and the whole religion thing. I hate the time pressure, the pressure to be all happy, the pressure to be original, the pressure to spend spend spend. I hate feeling obligated and hate that others feel obligated on my behalf, because I really don't want anything. I love my friends and family and would rather see them at another time--any time I see people I love, it's a festival. I don't need a calendar date. I'm sad. I love my mother. And I just don't love Christmas. Flyswatter yes