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Lo Carmen's avatar

I love this Aaisha- so beautifully put ‘That’s why I hate New Year’s. I want every morning to be a new year’s for me. Every day I want to reckon with myself, and every day I want to renew myself. No day set aside for rest. I choose my pauses myself, when I feel drunk with the intensity of life and I want to plunge into animality to draw from it new vigour’

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Genevieve's avatar

Great post, I love the twist you’ve given to your simmering resentment of commercial celebrations here, channeling it into a trip back to a difficult time.

Nothing wrong really with being annoyed that your time is forcibly co-opted into Christmas and New Year though. There are plenty of kindred souls out there, this reader included. I’m just keeping it as chill as I can from now on, but always happy when it’s over.

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Luigi Cappel's avatar

Times have changed, but have they?

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Unfortunately not enough!

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ally's avatar

as a youngster I remember hearing the song ‘Stop, children, what’s that sound’ by Buffalo Springfield, playing often over the airways of local radio stations in the region of the north coast where I grew up.

I always liked the melody of the song, the gentle sounds of the instruments & the way it made my sense of hearing really take notice right to the very end of the track . . but I never really understood the meaning behind the lyrics, until now, after reading your article this morning.

Thank you so much Lo 👍

ally x

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Thanks Ally, I loved discovering the story behind it too!

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Genevieve's avatar

To the point that I could sing the Tim Minchin ode to Christmas at family carols IF “I really liked Christmas” - but sadly, I don’t. So there.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

I had to go and listen to that song, I hadn’t heard it. Great song but I’m still with you too!

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Genevieve's avatar

It’s a corker and he is a witty soul. Glad you got to hear it! But yes, as if one could sing this, feeling as we feel 😆

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