15 Things That Always Happen This Time Of The Year

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1. Your local hippie gets a gig as a mall Santa

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"Mommy, Mommy! Santa smells like a party."

2. Your mom gathers up the family for a holiday photo

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Dad doesn't get the memo

3. You get a card from that guy you used to rent movies from

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"Remember when you rented Con Air, and didn't bring it back for like 3 months, and I let you go on the late fees.... I could really use a friend right now."

4. Your Uncle Rick gets real Uncle Rick-y

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"I need more whiskey for my ice!" Never gets not not old.

5. Your mailbox gets out of hand

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Santa's drones strike silently, strike swiftly.

6. Your neighborhood gets real competitive

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This guy annoys me, like the Whos down in Whoville annoy his Grinchness.

7. You start manipulating your children's behavior with lies... again

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Elf on a shelf, NSA, what's the dif?

8. Your local goths come out to celebrate the season

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"All I want for Christmas is something black, and despairing, and you're not even my real dad, STEVE!"

9. You can't find the cat

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It's just one big cat toy.

10. Your Aunt Gladys starts wrapping items around the house

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Last year I got most of a can of hard candy.

11. Your office party turns into a real rager

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Settle down, Ted. The punch is clearly not spiked.

12. Your waisteline has a growth spurt

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Uuuuuuurrrrrrr mur curkies!

13. You make heartfelt attempts at inclusiveness

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SMH, just smh.

14. You start to jones for snow

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Even if global warming has taken White Christmases from us, science will provide. Maybe.

15. Your whole 'you' changes

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The spirit. I can feel it. Did you say cookies?

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