The Worst Advice about Christmas You’ve Ever Heard
The Worst Advice about Christmas You’ve Ever Heard
Christmas can be all kinds of magical fun for some of us. For others it can be truly sad, stressful, driven by consumerism or just one more day passing on the calendar. Whatever Christmas brings to your life one thing is certain, none of us need bad advice to ruin it for us. We thought it’d be fun to reminisce on some of the most ridiculous things we’ve heard over the year.
Here are 17 pieces of advice you can let float in one ear and out the other: *switches to sarcasm font*
“Try the fruit cake. You’ll love it!” - Listen, don’t take candy from strangers and you don’t have to eat fruit cake if you don’t want to. Skip the cake, head for the cinnamon rolls instead.
“Pets make great gifts for your friends with kids.” - Sit. Stay. Think of a different gift.
“Santa doesn’t want cookies. Leave him vegetables instead.” - To quote Buddy, “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups, candy, candy cakes, candy corn and syrup.” Vegetables need not apply.
“You don’t need a coat.” Baby, it’s cold outside.
“Mistletoe is a great idea to hang around the office.” - #awkward
“No, it’s actually better to leave your Christmas lights up all year long.” - Don’t be that neighbor.
“Don’t worry about how much you spend. You have 364 days to pay it off.” - I get it, we want the day to be magical but let’s not trade one magical day for a year of bills. Whoops!
“Let’s go shopping the day after Christmas!” - Because shopping all month long wasn’t enough? Not to mention there are so many people out returning gifts. Just say no. Puzzle, anyone? *TBH, those Christmas Clearance sales are game changers for Christmas 2021…
“You can’t be sad, it’s Christmas.” - Feel your feelings and look for the good. We get it, Christmas isn’t easy for everyone. Hugs, friend!
“Save the used wrapping paper to give to someone else. It’ll save money.” - Conservation and reducing waste are great ideas but maybe there’s a better way to use your used wrapping paper? Makes a fantastic gift for dogs ;)
“Wear your stretchy pants so you can eat as much as you want.” - Dear Stomach, I’m sorry.
“Christmas dinner is a great time to air out family drama.”- Save those conversations for New Year’s Eve. That’ll be better for sure. *wink*
“Give your wife utensils for Christmas. It’s what she really wants.” - No, Dear. No.
“Get the Elf on the Shelf. We love it.” - They lied. Run! Run away now!
“It’s really all about the gifts.” - The first gift was The Savior. No pressure.
“You don’t have to tell your kids Santa isn’t real. Just tell them he died.” - Mean.
“Wait until Christmas Eve to put the gift together. I’m sure you’ll have everything you need.” - Related: “Siri, how late is Walmart open on Christmas Eve?”
What’s the worst Christmas advice you can think of? What’s the worst Christmas advice you’ve ever received?
This Christmas let’s leave the bad advice at the door and give hope, love and joy instead. Wishing you and yours a very happy Christmas!