Have you ever cancelled Christmas?

I have threatened to cancel Christmas before, but I have never followed thorough with it. I told my son the other day if he did not start acting right and stop picking on his sister I was just going to give all of his presents to her.

I would let them open their presents and then lock the presents in a closet, one day for everytime you had to remind them to behave. Put a calender on the fridge that marks the days after Christmas, do not tell them what it is until the day after you put it up and mark on it. They will have a few days marked and will either ask or you can tell them and then they will know about all the cool things they are missing out on. You could also add days after Christmas if they do not get their act together.

We've been going through the same thing here. I've been yelling so much my throat is tired. I threatened the same thing too but they either don't believe me or they don't care. We had to return some stuff to the store and we even told them it was some of their toys and they didn't bat an eye. I said maybe we should not put anything under the tree and see what their reaction is when they come down to an empty tree. If they keep this up then next year they are definitely not getting much.

No, and if I threatened, they'd never believe me.

We don't have kids yet, but I'm sure I'll have to threaten something like that when we do have kids. I know I was a rambunctious one, and I think my husband was the same, so I'm sure we'll make some very interesting kids, lol.

That is just cruel to threaten your kids with that. Don't toy with their heads like that! I don't have any kids so I can't say I have the power to cancel Christmas yet. My family has just not celebrated Christmas before because we were in so much turmoil and conflict. We simply just didn't celebrate it, plus none of my family was together. It didn't seem to matter that much since me and my brothers and sisters are all too old to believe in Santa Clause anyways. Yet Christmas isn't just about presents, it's about togetherness and family. Maybe instead of canceling Christmas, you should just not give presents and practice being together as a family and enjoying each others company. Them realizing the real meaning of Christmas could be a present all in its own.

LOL don’t kids just know how empty their mom’s threats are! Kids are real smart and be sure that they all know that mom cant really go ahead and do the worse and they are just taking you for a ride LOL No, I’ve never cancelled any celebration though like you, I keep on threatening so many things that my son is now immune to my *gimmicks & tantrums* BTW taking this opportunity to wish you and your family merry Christmas in advance!!!

We did that this year. We have no fighting children, but we have other family drama. When we were suddenly un-invited to the BIIIIIIIIIG family get-together on one side, we decided "to hell with it," and booked ourselves into an awsome hotel room in Toronto. We already had the presents bought when we were un-invited, so we gave them to my AWSOME sister, who was still on the guest list, and asked her to please distribute them. If the rest of them have something for us, I'm sure we'll come up with something. My sister and brother-in-law, Hubby and I exchanged our gifts today, and Mom and step-dad and hubby and I did it yesterday. Mom is not affiliated with the branch of the family that uninvited us, but we're not going to her place for "religious reasons" (mainly my step-family is more conservative than we are, and Hubby and I are not going to adapt, since they are not the only religious conservatives in our family, and if we kowtowed to them, we'd have to kowtow to my HUSBAND's extremely religious family).... In other words, we're just not going to play favourites, so we decided to see everyone family-by-family, instead of at the BIG gatherings. There will ALWAYS be a place for us at Mom's Gatherings, and we appreciate that. We just don't want to be more accomodating to one branch of the family than we would be to others. So it's nothing personal, nothing person AT ALL! Does that make sense? So Hubby and I have decided to make our own traditions. Christmas eve with a friend of ours who has no family in the area, and Christmas day just the two of us in a nice hotel.

HI Kats: A friend of mine is having trouble of late too with her kids they are misbehaving so badly; I wouldn't blame you if you did cancel Christmas it might teach them a thing or two and then again it might make things worse??? Who knows? Good luck to you; I'd like to cancel Christmas myself just to ignore some of my so called family members that I'M FED UP WITH; Thanksgiving was a nightmare and truth be told I want nothing to do with some of them for Christmas; I'd be perfectly happy right here at home with my pets and that's it!!

Well, I've never cancelled Christmas, but I did cancel my daughter's birthday this year because she would not clean her room. We are, however, this year it is starting to also look like a possibility that we will be cancelling Christmas as well. We told the children to clean the downstairs so that we could get the Christmas tree put up, and they have yet to do it. We have repeatedly told them that Santa does not visit houses that don't have Christmas trees up.

It is just a joke word and we can not cancel it. But when we are angry with something we will say words like that. It is nature behavour for children. If you give more time for them they will be good .

Never did that happen or will ever happen. Christmas is really such a huge occasion for u and we prepare for even from the middle of the year. I really can't think of any reasons to stop us from celebrating it. It's also my sister's birthday so whatever happens, we have to celebrate it. It's also the time of the year when our clan reunites so it's something we all look forward to. :D

No, Christmas has never been canceled at my house! It has been a come again holiday with all the stuff and windows to see snow from as well. I hope you do get a Christmas! It is so fun, isn't it? It is a fun holiday. I don't think canceling Christmas due to kids misbehaving is anything I would ever do. It doesn't sound great. I wonder why. Did they have a fun time anyway? I probably would if I were the kids. Anyway... just because it's Christmas! Go and play in the snow!

My parents used to threaten cancelling my birthday or Christmas if I was misbehaving. w

No, I haven't cancel Christmas. But if I were on your feet then I would also do the same. I have 2 kids but I'm very fortunate that they are behaving well.

Nope, Christmas will be celebrated with or without money, whether family is complete or not, whether children are around or not, or whether children misbehaved too much. We cannot canceled Christmas as same as we cannot cancel our birthdays.