Story archives - tag: "christmas"

We told my older sister that if she had wanted to decorate the tree with us, then she she should have gone to community college.

tags: siblings sister christmas [add]

2010-01-27 09:28:24 / Rating: 56.25 /

Bill Coffin

Just as I was about to tell my eight-year-old daughter the truth about Santa Claus, she said she was going to ask him to end the war in Iraq.

tags: childhood iraq christmas parenting [add]

2009-11-25 08:53:38 / Rating: 525.5 /

Frustrated

"I'm not sure how I'm going to buy them Christmas presents this year" she said, after realizing that he owed her over $6,000 in child support.

tags: child support christmas single parent [add]

2009-01-19 15:06:50 / Rating: -581.75 /

twisted babysitter

After I convinced the kids I had gotten them duct tape and underwear for Christmas, they were quite appreciative of their real gifts.

tags: christmas joke present babysitter funny [add]

2008-12-25 23:02:05 / Rating: 267.5 /

islandbrian

Moments after my three year old son stated, "I help Daddy," I came to realize that our Christmas tree was on fire.

tags: children christmas fire child humor [add]

2008-12-17 21:52:09 / Rating: 423.75 /

Thomas

As I sat in the church pew watching a movie on Jesus, I got a laugh out of the woman next to me as she was caught off guard by having to explain what a circumcision was to her young boys as it played out on the screen.

tags: christmas circumcision parenthood [add]

2008-12-08 17:27:36 / Rating: 153.25 /

Angie

My sheltered, religious friend was crushed when she discovered that her family's "Christmas smell" -- the special aroma that she had only ever smelled on Christmas morning -- was, in fact, pot.

tags: childhood marijuana christmas [add]

2008-04-07 14:23:05 / Rating: 693 /

shaytertot

They didn't have the DVD she wanted at Wal-Mart, so I bought her a big red bong for Christmas instead.

tags: humor drugs christmas roommates [add]

2007-12-27 12:21:24 / Rating: 306.75 /

Spike

The same year I started cutting in high school, Christmas lost its magic.

tags: christmas cutting depression [add]

2007-09-19 15:05:30 / Rating: 292.5 /

Steffany Williams

Christmas Eve is one hell of a time to learn that some old wives' tales are true.

tags: black crow car accident death christmas [add]

2007-07-09 10:10:38 / Rating: 305.5 /

Silence

The day he left, Christmas Eve, he told me he'd found another.

tags: left christmas [add]

2007-01-01 12:36:42 / Rating: 245.25 /

Ruben C.

She tore out my heart, yet still on Christmas morning I received a cheerful message from her as if nothing had happened.

tags: hurt love christmas [add]

2006-12-30 13:53:55 / Rating: 339 /

call me dave

Christmas will be hard this year with two girlfriends.

tags: christmas love girlfriends [add]

2006-10-03 15:40:28 / Rating: 314 /

Gilgongo!

My father smiled at me accross the Christmas dinner table and I heard quite clearly the sound of sleighbells.

tags: christmas father santa [add]

2006-09-28 15:56:22 / Rating: 294 /