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a la izquierda

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47. Yep, I love Christmas, despite the fact that I'm very likely allergic to the trees.
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 12:08 PM
Nov 2013

Oh well. I'm likely allergic to my dogs too.

No. My family consists of me and three cats. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #1
yeah not a good fit always rbrnmw Nov 2013 #4
... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #7
Aww So Cute rbrnmw Nov 2013 #8
OMG! One year my daughter came back upstairs crying on xmas morning. woodsprite Nov 2013 #13
One of my cats chews the needles... tosh Nov 2013 #29
This is my first year with my cat and a tree... Agschmid Nov 2013 #16
... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #25
I have a Christmas Tree. Is that OK? cali Nov 2013 #2
Sure Its Ok rbrnmw Nov 2013 #5
thank god (no pun intended) that we at DU won't get flamed for having a tree ! nt Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2013 #24
We have a Christmas tree. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #120
I have two of them in my basement... thecrow Nov 2013 #134
That would solve the problem. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #138
agreed Travis_0004 Nov 2013 #37
and I agree with you...Holiday tree, my ass, it's a Christmas Tree. n/t whathehell Nov 2013 #87
Yeah, I find really irritating when people want to rename Halloween "harvest" this or that. lunamagica Nov 2013 #105
+1 Go Vols Nov 2013 #128
I have a Christmas tree and will be putting up Xmas lights on house soon, snooper2 Nov 2013 #39
ITA. I grew up with a Christmas tree. It brings back precious lunamagica Nov 2013 #103
Tune into Faux Newz for the latest in the "War on Christmas" Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #124
I have a Christmas Tree , as well etherealtruth Nov 2013 #140
We have a Christmas tree and a Festivus pole. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #3
Festivus, for the rest of us. ha ha that was the first thing I thought of too. nt Snotcicles Nov 2013 #141
I go Full Griswold NightWatcher Nov 2013 #6
I'm full Griswold too! JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #14
Yay! HappyMe Nov 2013 #19
Don't kill a tree for Christ's sake. Coyotl Nov 2013 #9
Real trees are much more environmentally than fake ones with all the plastic and chemicals (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #23
I actually don't feel bad about it -- Xmas trees here in Oregon are grown as a crop. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #55
While we import food from Chile and undocumented tree trimmers from Mexico Coyotl Nov 2013 #83
Well, I'm not sure. I know a lot of the land used for Xmas trees is very hilly. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #88
What if the farm plants a new one for every tree they sell? (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #56
Actually buying a tree from one of those roadside setups is not bad. Glassunion Nov 2013 #70
Regarding point #3 Chellee Nov 2013 #127
Yes Glassunion Nov 2013 #133
It's the vegan option! nolabear Nov 2013 #75
Yes... Used to be real, but we have been using a fake one ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #10
I have a fake Christmas Tree Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #11
we are putting our Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #12
I have a ceramic tree that I inherited from my grandmother. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #15
Oh! I made 3 of those back in the day. HappyMe Nov 2013 #22
It's nice to have something that reminds you of the good times with your family, LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #33
I have one of those too, my Grandmother made one for all the grandkids. FSogol Nov 2013 #40
Once and my cat made sure it paid for entering its domain Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #17
i just love all the color and sparkle of the season Epiphany4z Nov 2013 #18
Our Christmas tree is in a box. It will come out on or after Thanksgiving. onehandle Nov 2013 #20
Saying "holiday tree" instead of "Christmas tree" is as ridiculous Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #21
Yule trees pre-date "Christmas" trees csziggy Nov 2013 #72
And how many people celebrate the yule festival Travis_0004 Nov 2013 #78
I am close to more people that celebrate Yule than celebrate Christmas csziggy Nov 2013 #81
To me, this is celebration of light in the world. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #90
I'm OK with that csziggy Nov 2013 #93
I have learned to tune them out, and celebrate this holiday with gusto in my own way. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #98
I wish I could - but I will probably have to be with my in laws csziggy Nov 2013 #109
That really does sound difficult. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #110
This is My Interpretation RobinA Nov 2013 #125
Yes i think that way too. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #144
I tried that with a Jewish friend and got soundly challenged! CTyankee Nov 2013 #102
+1 Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #77
+100. n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #131
My wife and I don't "do" holidays. X_Digger Nov 2013 #26
X 1000 RC Nov 2013 #38
I love my family all year round and I love Christmas too (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #52
I respect the decision, but disagree. I LOVE holidays! nolabear Nov 2013 #79
So well said. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #96
True dat. Solstice is as wonderful. The light returns! We will be okay! nolabear Nov 2013 #113
You're absolutely correct. HappyMe Nov 2013 #97
A nice tradition, your cross stitch ornaments. I can only make origami ones. nolabear Nov 2013 #114
When I tried origami it HappyMe Nov 2013 #116
We do something special every so often, but it's rarely on a holiday. X_Digger Nov 2013 #122
Yes, it's fake because i hate the fact that people giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #27
You know Christmas trees are grown on farms, right? DesMoinesDem Nov 2013 #36
So? I bought my tree 8 years ago & use the same giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #44
One day your plastic tree will be in a landfill, leaching chemicals into the water table. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #54
Uh, yes. Why wouldn't that be acceptable? DesMoinesDem Nov 2013 #66
Why must you assume every single tree is giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #94
Because they are all made in China. DesMoinesDem Nov 2013 #99
I spent an incredible amount of money to buy a real tree with root ball to plant afterwards hlthe2b Nov 2013 #43
I love the way they smell & when we were kids giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #45
I buy my tree from the same guy every year. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #85
Yes, a very small artificial one. MoonRiver Nov 2013 #28
Yes, I have a Christmas Tree. NCTraveler Nov 2013 #30
Don't worry about the "Holiday Tree" gripes, rbrnmw Paladin Nov 2013 #31
Just want to share this story. UncleYoder Nov 2013 #32
Jim Gaffigan got it right--the tree tradition is the behavior of a drunk man NuclearDem Nov 2013 #34
My Christmas tree is in the envelope it came in. RC Nov 2013 #35
No, we have a Christmas tree, to honor the Solstice with bright lights. Shrike47 Nov 2013 #41
So it's a "Solstice Tree"? whathehell Nov 2013 #89
Most Christmas trees are grown right around here Ron Green Nov 2013 #42
There's a Christmas tree farm not that far from here. HappyMe Nov 2013 #46
Yep, I love Christmas, despite the fact that I'm very likely allergic to the trees. a la izquierda Nov 2013 #47
I answered NO because: kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #48
I answered no, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #49
Six of one, half a dozen of the other... LanternWaste Nov 2013 #60
Agree. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #65
Sorry that you have to work Christmas. ieoeja Nov 2013 #117
No, but we have a Christmas tree... B2G Nov 2013 #50
Yes. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #51
Yes. Our atheist family has a tree honoring the Reason for the Season -- the solstice. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #53
Same here. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #63
Yes indeed. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #69
Very nice. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #71
We only put one up on the years that the Skidmore Nov 2013 #57
I do LittleBlue Nov 2013 #58
Actually two of them tularetom Nov 2013 #59
We have a Christmas tree demwing Nov 2013 #61
abolutely alc Nov 2013 #62
Do you mean right now, or ever? LWolf Nov 2013 #64
If we get a tree, it gets planted csziggy Nov 2013 #67
No 2naSalit Nov 2013 #68
Love Christmas; love our Christmas tree. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #73
I'm not scared to call it a Christmas tree. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #74
I say yes even though I've skipped a few times over the years due to extenuating circumstances. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #76
Yes (nt) bigwillq Nov 2013 #80
When my kids were small, I did shanti Nov 2013 #82
Yes, our family has a Christmas tree, even though my wife and I are both agnostics. aristocles Nov 2013 #84
Not until AFTER nolabear's birthday! nolabear Nov 2013 #86
bah humbug rdking647 Nov 2013 #91
There are thousands of trees all around me - why kill one and drag it indoors? n/t Scootaloo Nov 2013 #92
1. It looks beautiful and reminds me that Christmas is coming. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #106
Well, if you like Scootaloo Nov 2013 #111
I'm an atheist, but I refuse to call my Christmas tree a "holiday tree". Throd Nov 2013 #95
Have aluminum tree with rotating light -- love the light show late at night. Hoyt Nov 2013 #100
I said no but we do have a ceramic tree my M-I-L made us over 45 years ago. appleannie1 Nov 2013 #101
WTF is a Holiday Tree? Is that like the Festivus Pole? Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #104
It's not time for the airing of grievances yet! Scootaloo Nov 2013 #112
I am shocked you haven't heard of at least one Holiday Tree. The Christmas Tree, for example. ieoeja Nov 2013 #118
A Holiday tree? Amaya Nov 2013 #107
Kind of like Spring Spheres. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #115
No Keefer Nov 2013 #108
Not yet, but we'll be putting up the Christmas tree in the next couple of weeks or so. 11 Bravo Nov 2013 #119
Yes, but some years ago I got a virtual tree, a kind of lacy cone... Hekate Nov 2013 #121
Hmmmmmmm? How to answer................Not yet! HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #123
This about sums up my life around the holidays. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #126
Aww... it gets better. Chellee Nov 2013 #130
My Halloween tree is still up Go Vols Nov 2013 #129
Yes I'm Christian and celebrate the holiday Freddie Nov 2013 #132
No - we have a Christmas tree. Nt hack89 Nov 2013 #135
Everyone in my house loves Christmas decorations even my two atheist children. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #136
Yes, big artificial ones. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #137
No way pip we have a Christmas tree... ileus Nov 2013 #139
No, it's called a Christmas tree. CFLDem Nov 2013 #142
People should be able to call it whatever they want to call it, especially since liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #148
We are Jewish nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #143
Nnnnnnope. But in a few weeks, my house will have a Christmas Tree. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #145
lol... we have a christmas tree. it is ok to use the word, really. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #146
We have a Christmas Tree. nt badtoworse Nov 2013 #147
I don't even have a Festivus poll donheld Nov 2013 #149
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