i hate to admit it
By cynthiann
@cynthiann (18602)
Jamaica
December 30, 2008 1:24pm CST
I hate to admit it but I have never liked celebrating New Year's Eve. This is not because I am a widow as I have always been this way from a small child. Mind you, the fact that my Irish mother got us all out of bed just before midnight and then would fling open the front door so that we could kick out the old year and beckon in the new year probably had something to do with it.
We would stand there freezing before, at her command, we do do karate kicks until she told us to stop.
During teenage years, I would pretend to go along with the partying and countdown and then all the hugs and kisses thinking, why am I doing this?
I then got married and I still did not change. My husband said I was a bundle of fun at any gathering but all that was sad came out in me on New Year's Eve.
One New Year's Wve was spent in hospital - in labour! That was not an enjoyable experience listening to the nurses and dodtors yelling 'Hapy New Year'. I cried. Copiously.
Actually, the only one's that were bearable were the one's where my husband and I would share a glass of wine and get to bed before the day ended. New Year's Day I am back to normal and all is o.k. But I still hate New Year's Eve. Anyone else out there like me?
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
31 Dec 08
i use to really like to out on new year's eve. now i just stay home by myself to see the new year in. that's no fun. sorry u feel the way u do. maybe this year it will be a good one for u, i hope so. happy new year!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
I'm great on New Years Day. Have planned to cook a stuffed belly of pork. Stuffed with herbs, seasoning and pepperonie with rice and peas, macaronie and cheese, and salad for all of the family. It's the Eve bit that I don't like. Tahk yo for yoiur good wishes and New Year Blessings to you
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
30 Dec 08
a bit of both I think. I do not enjoy partying and I wonder why such a fuss is made about celebrating the passing of the year. NY Day - I am happy but it is the night before that I am not. This is from childhood. Possibly the next seven years in therapy may reveal why! LOL. It was probably all my mother's fault! enjoy yours my friend. Blessings
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
30 Dec 08
I grew up in a rather conservative protestant home and we were basically homebodies on New Years Eve. We always got to stay up late and watch the Times Square Party on TV. At midnight the ball would drop and we would go to bed shortly thereafter. I did not get into the party scene till my 20s and mostly it seemed to be just a reason for people to get drunk!
As a family, we have usually make it an evening of board games, movies, and snacks. The favorite part for the kids is going out on the porch at midnight and shouting at the top of their lungs "Happy New Year"!! The neighbors across the street used to have the same tradition when their kids were teens and my children thought it was hilarious to yell across the road this way!
New Years day, of course, is the American day for football games. Many of the college "bowl" games are on that day. So, as a woman who's not into that sort of thing, it's just basically a day off with the hubby and kids at home. If we lived closer to our family, we would probably go hang out at their house for the day.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
2 Jan 09
I'm so sorry that you were ill Lilybug. I do hope that you are feeling better now. It is awful being sick whe you gave a young child to take care of. Thank you for responding. Blessings
I am just glad my daughter chose that night to sleep a lot.@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
2 Jan 09
I'm so glad that you are better now and that your daughter was co-operative by letting you sleep!
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
31 Dec 08
I understand how you feel. I will party, but when the ball drops, I always cry. I suppose it's sort of a closure for the old year and anticipation for the new one. Once it's like 12:10, I can go back to party again. As a matter of fact, the more fun I'm having the harder I cry! One year we did the Times Square thing and I bawled like a baby. I suppose I will resolve to try not to cry tonight, but it looks like a losing proposition.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
It'a amazing how it affects us all in different ways, isn't it? don't cry too hard now. Happy New Year and thank you for responding
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
30 Dec 08
New Year's Eve is just another day to me. I like watching the ball drop on the television. We usually have grandkids out here shooting off fireworks, but probably none will be here this year, the first in many years. They are all getting to be teenagers and want to do other things. But, it's just another day leading to the next, although it is another year. But, if you didn't have a calendar, you'd never know it was any different. No big deal for us at all.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
30 Dec 08
You souns a bit liker me Barb. Thaks for responding.Blessings
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
31 Dec 08
Hey cynthiann! I hate New Year's Eve too! I always have!
It makes me sad for some reason! I never liked it and never
like going out and going to parties. I usually stay at home
and sometimes totally by myself! I just don't feel like I
want to welcome another year in when I don't know what it
might bring. I'm always afraid it might be worse than the
one that is leaving. It has to do with my glass half empty
feelings. I have tried to get rid of them and be more positive
and I am actually doing better, but that old feeling still
comes back every now and them and I get scared.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
I loved the phrase 'glass half empty feelings'. That describes it perfectly. I have a strong faith and my God has worked so many mirracles in my life but yes, ther is the humanness of feeling scared sometimes. Do you write Opal? Blessings
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
30 Dec 08
I like to be quiet on new year's even I used to go out and celebrate the reveillon is a french tradition and we would have a big family gathering but I don't do it anymore, I just want to be home alone and bring in the new year on tv with the time square ball, I love it. So I understand you don't like new year's eve, there is nothing wrong with that, after all it really only another day.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
Thak you for responding winterose.
enjoy tonight. I wish you a happy New Year when it comes. B;essings
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
30 Dec 08
I'm not big on celebrating it either, to me it is just another day. Besides my hubby has to work the next day. I used to go out with him and some friends but I guess I'm getting old as sitting in a bar, watching people get drunk just bores me most of the time.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
30 Dec 08
I'm laughing as I am picturing you looking bors whilst everyone else is floating! But somwone has to drive, right? I couldn't bear doing that either. Thanks you for responding. New Year Blessings
@ellie333 (21016)
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30 Dec 08
Hi Cynthiann, I can totally understand where you are coming from on this one and I will probably be in bed well before midnight all worn and snuggles up in bed before midnight tomorrow night for my own personal reasons, but no I don't celebrate New Year. Huggles. Ellie :D
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
You take care now ellie. I'lll say a special prayer for you. Blessings and thanks for responding
@thebeaddoodler (4262)
• Lubbock, Texas
31 Dec 08
I guess I'm just an old hermit all 'round. It seems some people need an excuse to get drunk and behave badly so any ol' reason will do. I've never liked staying up til midnight, I'm a day person. I figure the new year will come in just like any other day without my help. Yes It's great that I lived through another year and this may be a new beginning, but I still don't see any reason to stay up and usher in the New Year.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
Not did I and I was only a child! Could it be called child abuse? LOL. I too give thanks to have lived another year but just am not a New Year's Eve person. Blessings and thank you for responding
@chameleonsdream (1230)
• United States
30 Dec 08
I was always the babysitter on New Years Eve - while all of my friends were partying, I was babysitting because I figured out early on that I could make close to $100 for an evening of sitting in someone else's living room, watching TV and the kids. When I was little, we always stayed up till midnight and put on silly hats and ate chips and dip and yelled Happy New Year when the ball dropped. I have to admit that I kind of like the idea of kicking out the old year and letting in the new - think your mother would mind if I dragged my kids to the front door to do a few karate kicks tomorrow night?
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
30 Dec 08
You are so smart! You can bring your kids over any time to do karate kicks. I remember the paper hats. Dearest Lord, how I detested them. You have your hair done and then they give you a stupid hat to put on and a whistle to blow. dear oh Dear! I'm blaming my wild Irish mother for my phobia. It was so cold! Blessings
@UK_Shree (3603)
•
31 Dec 08
I never used to like New Years Eve that much before when I was younger as I am not really into partying too much and that's how most people choose to celebrate it. However as I have gotten older I realise that it should be celebrated however you want it to be celebrated and so now I stay in with my family and the people I love most - you should spend it how you wish and if a quiet cosy evening is something you and your husband enjoy together then that is your way of seeing the New Year in.
Happy myLotting
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Dec 08
Thank you for this. I will stay in and let my family go out and celebrate. I am a widow but we did enjoy just being in quiet together. I never enjoyed going out anf he knew this. Thank you for responding.
