tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603966428896277587.post3397382785421241536..comments2009-12-15T15:42:07.922-08:00Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09121753196275244950noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603966428896277587.post-67562034523556714192009-12-15T15:42:07.922-08:002009-12-15T15:42:07.922-08:00My mom and her dad took Christmas decorating very seriously. Every ornament belongs in one of six sections on the tree (top, middle, and bottom of the front and back) and woe be upon anyone who puts one that belongs on the top at the back on the bottom of the front! My grandpa died in August of 1980, so my mom and grandma were both a little more psychotic than usual that year because emotions were running high, it being the first Christmas without dad.<br /><br />Anyway, that particular year stands out--especially the part where I (at the age of 5) said, &quot;I don&#39;t want to do this if you&#39;re just going to yell at me!&quot; and my grandmother replied, &quot;Oh, let&#39;s have a pity party! 1-2-3-awwwwwww!&quot;--but more than that, Christmas decorating was always a fucking miserable chore.<br /><br />In my mom&#39;s defense, she mellowed out a lot around 1989, but by then I hated Christmas decorating so much I was never coming back around.<br /><br />And for the record, I don&#39;t have a wife, so if you know anyone who&#39;s in the market for a guy with two kids and a lot of pent up anger and a hatred for Christmas decorating, send them this way!Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09121753196275244950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603966428896277587.post-48547562460951615782009-12-15T11:44:04.712-08:002009-12-15T11:44:04.712-08:00Too much tinsel in 1980? Wow. I wasn&#39;t even 5 months old yet at that point... heh<br /><br />But I call BULLSHIT on that excuse. My father doesn&#39;t do it b/c he&#39;s lazy and my male friends think its gay or something. I believe you&#39;re in one or both of these categories and you just use that lame 29-year-old incident as an excuse. I can&#39;t believe your wife &amp; kids let you get away with that. <br /><br />BULLSHIT I say!<br /><br />Otherwise, great post! HA!Jennifer Juniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913533558610258500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603966428896277587.post-31167537490058199802009-12-13T22:59:50.765-08:002009-12-13T22:59:50.765-08:00The hat could actually be a worthwhile buy... if worn by the right guy. I can picture 30 Rock&#39;s Judah Friedlander wearing that hat... especially given the fact that he&#39;s *not* a dad in the show.Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958033368211126319noreply@blogger.com