Christmas is supposed to be magical, heartwarming, and peaceful, but if you ask real humans (specifically those in Lubbock, Texas), they’ll tell you that\u00a0not all Christmas traditions were created equal.<\/p>\n
The season is in full swing, so I decided to put a question out there on Facebook to my morning show radio listeners to see if I got any bites.<\/p>\n
“What Christmas Tradition would you toss in a dumpster and light on fire?…” <\/p>\n
The answers were pure gold, y’all. Chaos. Peak honesty. Thank you!<\/p>\n
Here’s what Lubbock had to say about a few traditions they can clearly do without:<\/p>\n
The 5 a.m. Wake-Up CallPhoto by Matthew Henry<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Parents want to sleep until 11 for once in their lives. Kids, meanwhile, behave like caffeinated raccoons with a vendetta.<\/p>\n The Broke-People OlympicsPhoto by Towfiqu barbhuiya<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Nothing like the magic of buying gifts while your bank account wheezes like the wind on the loop.<\/p>\n Zombie Jesus DecorationsPhoto by Bruno van der Kraan<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n One listener wants to normalize Halloween d\u00e9cor staying up through Easter. Honestly? I\u2019m not mad at it. Consistency.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0Powerful Cyber Protection Tips From Texas DPS<\/a><\/p>\n The Family Christmas Card Photo ShootPhoto by Kiy Turk<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Nothing screams \u201choliday cheer\u201d like Mom yelling, \u201cSMILE NATURALLY!!!\u201d while everyone looks like they\u2019re giving testimony in a murder documentary.<\/p>\n Elf. On. The. Shelf.<\/p>\n Enough said. Parents are exhausted, and the elf needs to get a job.<\/p>\n The Great \u201cSanta\u201d DebatePhoto by Josh Duncan<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Some folks want Santa to only bring stocking-stuffers, so struggling kids don\u2019t think the Big Guy hates them. Legit point. Emotional damage avoided.<\/p>\n The Tree, The Nog, The Fruitcake, The LutefiskPhoto by OSPAN ALI<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n All of them? Straight to the dumpster. And lutefisk may actually cause permanent structural damage to it.<\/p>\n Mariah Carey FatiguePhoto by CardMapr.nl<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n If Christmas had a smoke alarm, it would be \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d Be honest, you read that in the tune.<\/p>\n No-Alcohol HouseholdsPhoto by Francisco Galarza<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n One listener is bringing an \u201cagave salad\u201d to Mom\u2019s this year. We support this rebellion.<\/p>\n Ungrateful In-Laws + Stolen LeftoversPhoto by Maria Lysenko<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Someone is still deeply upset about missing the turkey pot pie ingredients. And honestly? Valid.<\/p>\n Wasteful Cards, Brag Posts, White Elephant TragediesPhoto by Sixteen Miles Out<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n You spend $10 on a card just for it to live on someone\u2019s fridge for 72 hours before heading to its final resting place: the trash can.<\/p>\n And of Course\u2026 CapitalismPhoto by fikry anshor<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Enough said.<\/p>\n In Closing…<\/p>\n Whether you\u2019re anti-fruitcake, anti-elf, anti-eggnog, or anti-December entirely, just know this: it\u2019s okay. Christmas is about joy\u2026 but also about survival. And sometimes survival means tossing a tradition into a flaming dumpster and walking away like you\u2019re in an action movie.<\/p>\n Merry Grinchmas, Lubbock.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more silly fun in the galleries below…<\/p>\n Where to Find Lubbock\u2019s Coziest & Most Comforting Cold-Weather Eats<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n Ten People in Lubbock Who Would 100% Be Left Behind After The Rapture<\/p>\n We aren’t all headed for those pearly gates, and that means more tamales to go around at our apocalypse party!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas is supposed to be magical, heartwarming, and peaceful, but if you ask real humans (specifically those in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-83634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}