Christmas wishes that you will not be getting this year
 

Yes, this is a ho-hum pity party. Those who don't want to participate in the bratty whining about what they won't be getting, can get out!

What I won't be getting this year: a dog. My childhood dog died about 2years ago, and although I miss her, I'm ready for a new friend. I could afford a dog, but the people I live with (I rent one of their bedrooms) currently do not approve. Also, I work full time and go to school, I really wouldn't be able to give the dog the time it needs and that would be unfair to it. I really really feel a dog-sized hole in my life though.
For those who are just gonna respond that I just need to get laid, let me preemptively say: "har har, you so funny. I didn't see that joke coming a mile away!"

What are you wishing for, but are almost-certain you won't get?

What I really want is a festive celebration with family and friends. I want food that I don't have to cook - homemade, not restaurant food. I want someone else to take care of me for a change, if only for a little while.

But (sigh) I will content myself with the next best thing - a low-key celebration with my family, pride in providing them with a nice meal and gifts that will make them happy, and thankfulness for what we have and so many others don't.

Legalization of gay marriage.
Comprehensive heath insurance reform.

Oh, right, this isn't the politics forum. :rolleyes:

A few hours of my father's company.

Moar, I totally get it. I spent several years (after leaving the parental home) unable to get a dog, because my unsettled lifestyle/the kinds of place I was living, just weren't suited to dog ownership. About 5 years in all (barring a short period when we took in a stray - just before we got evicted and had to give her up). I never stopped feeling that doggy shaped hole in my life. Towards the end of that period when it was looking like J and I might actually be getting to a stage where we could provide a settled home for a dog, I used to buy Dog magazines and just dream about it. I drove my mates mad when we went out, because I'd just be dog-spotting the whole time :P (actually, in fairness, i still do that quite a lot).

I was like one of these lasses who desperately wants a child and melts at the sight of every pram.

I absolutely cannot be without a dog.

You'll eventually hit a stage in your life when it's a real possibility. This isn't forever.

I'm sorry you won't be getting a dog MTP. :( They really are a good friend to have.
I won't be getting a loader tractor, my arms are tired from forking silage. ;(
Now for some gouda to go with my whine ....;)

At the moment, I just want Christmas to be over with - a wish I will get if I survive the next two days (sigh).

I want a proper family Boxing Day.
I've always given my sister's children their gifts then, because it's the default day for our family to get together (gives my sis and bro a choice to spend it with in-laws or be by themselves).

This year, it is almost definitely cancelled.

I remember when they were babies, and we had to fit everything around them. Now one's a teen and it seems the same applies. They should all come and bloody well pretend Happy Families.

Disclaimer: I am a grumpy old woman with a cat and I'll complain as much as I want to.

validation.

Bri, that's a thread killer if ever there was one :(.
I'm with Juni, I think ...

I want the check for my unpaid wages from when my employer went bankrupt 5 years ago. (In reality, I do expect to get it, maybe even as soon as this Spring--but not by Christmas like I was hoping.)

I want my insurance company to stop dicking around and reimburse me for the prescription they already agreed to reimburse me for.

Also, I want my daughter to have solid poop.

*hugs Bri*

Well, I think you're fucking cool. Not to mention smart, sensitive and stronger than most people I know.

Well my dog is almost down fo the count for Christmas,
I wish to kill the SOB that stole Hobo.

Oh Buster, honey, that's heart breaking.

Validation? You mean, like, for your parking?

Um . . . good grades? An "A" isn't valid enough for you?

OK, here's a Christmas wish: I wish for Bri to be happy. And all of you other dwellars, too.

Maybe Bri's problem is she needs to spend more time with ME. :D

:(