I thought that since this is a group for lonliness, and lonliness is often due to isolation, and people are often isolated because they are being discriminated against, that maybe it would be appropriate to post here about discrimination.

Does anyone else here feel their lonliness is exacerbated by discrimination from their peers?

This time of year, once again, I feel religious discrimination. Despite the fact I have made an effort to get into Christmas spirit and decorate, I still have had people at work and even my own fiance get huffy with me for saying happy holidays instead of merry Christmas, and even worse for talking about Hannukah and telling people happy Hanukkah!

You know what? Happy mother effing Hannukah anyway! Today is the last day of it and we are supposed to celebrate religious freedom today. Not Christmas vs. Hanukah. Idk why we can't just be nice and celebrate all the warm fuzzy December holidays together, including my birthday!

Another discrimination thing that is happening to me, and gets worse this time of year, is age discrimination. Old people get forgotten about when they should be spoiled for remembering to get all their bratty kids and grandkids presents all these years. You would think then, that people my age wouldn't be discriminated against but we are.

I just turned 28 last week and I am the youngest person at my job. I am not married and there are no children in my family to buy for. Somehow that means I am not allowed to join in conversation when one of the moms I work with asks an opinion of a gift to get their husband or kids. There is a lady here who is 70 and could be my grandma and they exclude her too and she is a widow! Some of the women I work with are so petty. One girl today literally ask a question about what kind of beard trimmer to get her husband for Christmas then said only women with husbands answer. I was about to tell her they had really nice trimmers at this one sporting goods store on sale for $11. Her loss.

I try to ignore it but these women are so miserable and complain all the time about idiotic things. If the 3 of us who don't do that try to have a normal conversation they drown us out or make fun of us. I think it is pretty obvious they hate their lives and are jealous, but they should get in trouble for making comments that I'm somehow less intelligent than them because I don't have kids. My older coworker even got everyone an ornament and they didn't even say thank you. The Holidays really do bring out the worst in some people. Those of us who don't have big families to spend the holidays with don't deserve to be bullied by child bearing women because we "just don't get it." I find that statement to be backwards. It is they who don't get the loss of a loved one. But we have to just deal with not having a dad, husbands, kids, a niece, while it is rubbed in our faces by these entitled women who don't even appreciate their families. They complain every day how much they hate their husbands and how horrible their kids are then try to justify that behavior by saying that is just how moms are. No it isn't. I have plenty of friends who are moms and they love their children, never complain, they brag on them all the time. And they sure as hell don't shun me for asking a question or replying to a question.

Sorry for ranting but people being rude and selfish really gets my dander up and I feel like it makes lonely people much more lonely. We don't need to be made even more alone than we already are. People should reach out during the holidays and forget their worse and differences. But I seem to feel my troubles more this time of year. Does anyone else?