I have grown to hate Christmas, at least the stress of all the gift giving and mandatory visits to people. It all seems so fake.
You can't really mean that. Don't you enjoy spending time with people you care about?
Not really. I'd rather just be left alone.
That is too bad. It's fine to feel stressed out about the holidays, but it's nice to spend time with family.
Jesus, I hate spending time with my family. I'm glad we don't have a big gift exchange.
Think about giving family time another try. Wouldn't you like to understand what everyone loves about Christmas time? It's not really about the presents, but spending time with each other.