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54. But, he was so much fun at parties.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 08:54 AM

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A nice thing about not having a family during Christmas, I don't have to spend any of [View all] RB TexLa Dec 2013 OP

Tell me about it! KansDem Dec 2013 #1

I have family and I don't spend a dime on them. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #2

I wish I had someone to buy gifts for. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #3

you can buy gifts for poor families, especially those with kids JI7 Dec 2013 #4

I usually do the Toys for Tots thing - but it would be nice The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #23

We're your family, TVO! What's for Christmas dinner and what time? ... Oh, and I want socks! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #29

I suspect it was more of a lament than a brag FrodosPet Dec 2013 #50

Hey!!! I love my family and I love getting them presents. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #67

Depends on what a family is like. Archae Dec 2013 #70

I'm touched by your post. cilla4progress Dec 2013 #5

Orphans would love you. Phlem Dec 2013 #6

I'm the same firsttimer Dec 2013 #13

You are very generous and you sound like a really nice person, but please... PearliePoo2 Dec 2013 #30

You may have almost no family, but I'm sure that you have dear friends. Beacool Dec 2013 #18

We buy gifts for our older veterans. They have requests written down and we will a kennedy Dec 2013 #19

I'm here for your gift giving needs! FSogol Dec 2013 #31

I have no family left... abakan Dec 2013 #81

I get gifts for people in my family. Captain Stern Dec 2013 #7

I'd rather still have my family, thanks. Warpy Dec 2013 #8

A nice thing about losing both my parents Control-Z Dec 2013 #9

Great post malaise Dec 2013 #10

Thanks, malaise. Control-Z Dec 2013 #48

Back at you malaise Dec 2013 #51

I went through every one of those things with my aging parents. PearliePoo2 Dec 2013 #35

My heart breaks to imagine Control-Z Dec 2013 #99

this brings to miind the following lines grasswire Dec 2013 #101

. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #62

Thank you, Jesus Malverde! Control-Z Dec 2013 #100

Same here..... llmart Dec 2013 #95

What happened to your wife? pintobean Dec 2013 #11

She isn't my wife anymore. Nothing happened to her RB TexLa Dec 2013 #12

I only have a brother left PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #14

Same here! Holly_Hobby Dec 2013 #15

I just read an article ... LisaLynne Dec 2013 #16

I'd like to read that article. nt grasswire Dec 2013 #102

We buy for the little ones Skidmore Dec 2013 #17

Don't you have any friends? Beacool Dec 2013 #20

I hate to say it...you are Scrooge nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #21

+1 pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #22

It's possible to be a generous and sharing person outside the boundaries of Christmas giving. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2013 #40

Check posting history nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #41

I have a sister, Spirochete Dec 2013 #24

Yeah it's great. el_bryanto Dec 2013 #25

It is way better to give than to receive ... MindMover Dec 2013 #26

I have a family, Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #27

Bah humbug B2G Dec 2013 #28

I like buying, and making, Christmas presents. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #32

I feel sorry for you. n/t FSogol Dec 2013 #33

No kidding. a la izquierda Dec 2013 #49

That is nice! Iggo Dec 2013 #34

You never fail to entertain. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #36

I've got family and I don't spend a dime at this point. cbayer Dec 2013 #37

My son always laughs at our anniversary present to them.. 2 goats & 8 chickens SoCalDem Dec 2013 #42

I love that as a gift. cbayer Dec 2013 #43

ugh. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #38

I don't "have" to either.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #39

I imagine that if you did have a family, they'd feel the same way about you. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #44

I don't spend either. I give year round. roody Dec 2013 #45

Hug your money at Christmastime DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #46

I think many of you misunderstood. This is a happy post! RB TexLa Dec 2013 #47

That's where you are wrong. 99Forever Dec 2013 #55

That is truly awesome, I am so happy for them. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #52

Your wife finally came to her senses. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #53

But, he was so much fun at parties. pintobean Dec 2013 #54

Holy shit--I just read through a few of those threads. Orrex Dec 2013 #73

Wow, I think you win the prize for best attempt at internet bullying on this one RB TexLa Dec 2013 #58

Oh please dude. tkmorris Dec 2013 #59

It was a happy post. People here don't seem to like when others are happy RB TexLa Dec 2013 #60

Happy? No problem. Smarmy and patronizing? Problem. Orrex Dec 2013 #65

It wasn't either of the latter. RB TexLa Dec 2013 #71

As I noted... Orrex Dec 2013 #72

That's what other people made up. Many so they can act as tough internet bullys and insult a RB TexLa Dec 2013 #74

Oh, please. Orrex Dec 2013 #75

After 10 years, you're not a stranger pintobean Dec 2013 #76

I know none of you people. I posted something happy and joyfull and then out came the insults. I RB TexLa Dec 2013 #78

But, we know you pintobean Dec 2013 #80

It's not flamebait. It's an honest expression of happiness RB TexLa Dec 2013 #83

Let's just agree pintobean Dec 2013 #85

Actually, I would say you were the one with cruel intent Oilwellian Dec 2013 #63

I'm very sorry for your loss. But my post had no cruel intentions, it was joyful and happy. RB TexLa Dec 2013 #64

That you have so little self-reflection laundry_queen Dec 2013 #86

I've lost loved ones as well. That's part of the reason I don't have a family. RB TexLa Dec 2013 #87

And you see that as 'nice'?? nt laundry_queen Dec 2013 #89

I see it as nice that I do not have to give my money to people for gifts and that I don't RB TexLa Dec 2013 #90

Not usually at the expense of having family. wth. nt laundry_queen Dec 2013 #91

It wasn't at their expense. They just died that's what happens to people older than you. RB TexLa Dec 2013 #92

Still, most people would rather have their family laundry_queen Dec 2013 #93

No, I wouldn't rather have that. But that is what happens over time. I don't see acceptance of RB TexLa Dec 2013 #94

I don't give out of duty. I give because I want too. nt DeadEyeDyck Dec 2013 #56

PLUS, you have that box buried in your backyard to keep you warm in your later years DrDan Dec 2013 #57

My Family really doesn't Celebrate Kurisumasu yuiyoshida Dec 2013 #61

How about Toys Fot Tots or other charities, even if small amounts? RBInMaine Dec 2013 #66

I thought you had a wife with whose coworkers you do not drink. nt Codeine Dec 2013 #68

Oops. Missed that part of the thread. Codeine Dec 2013 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2013 #77

I'm the same way! kevinbgoode1 Dec 2013 #82

So then you won the War on Christmas! Rex Dec 2013 #79

I'll celebrate Christmas, I'll got to midnight mass on Christmas eve and probably not go into RB TexLa Dec 2013 #88

why go to Mass? CreekDog Dec 2013 #96

I haven't said I only care about myself. You had to make that up, didn't come from me. RB TexLa Dec 2013 #98

No homeless children, abused women, elderly persons without family... mentalsolstice Dec 2013 #84

I just finished wrapping a bunch of those. MineralMan Dec 2013 #97