Deeker's Message of the Week

January 11, 2009

Number of responses received: 19

Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	9	47.4%
Mostly	7	36.8%
Somewhat	1	5.3%
No	1	5.3%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	My family was a little short on money, but that's ok. It' s not Christmas without presents, but it can't just be about presents. I don't need much.
Christian	23	The only two things I did not get were in one case $50 and too hard to find in the other. Otherwise, I got the vast majority of the things on my list plus more. I made out like a bandit! People also seemed to like what I got them, which is just as important to me.
Eric	24	All I got was money so now I can get what I need :)
Colin	17	they were blue lights for my car
Stan	59	My presents were just fine and thoughtfull from tose who gave them to me. I was quite surprised
Robert C.	12	i got a ps3

If you didn't get what you wanted, what do you suspect were the reasons?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Too expensive	6	31.6%
Not available/hard to find	4	21.1%
Nobody knew what I wanted	5	26.3%
I requested it too late		0.0%
Nobody willing to give such a gift	1	5.3%
Others thought I might not like such a gift	1	5.3%
I did not reciprocate with a gift in return	1	5.3%

How many family members/guests (including yourself) were present for your Christmas gathering?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Just myself	1	5.3%
2		0.0%
3	1	5.3%
4-5	2	10.5%
6-8	2	10.5%
9-10	5	26.3%
11-15	3	15.8%
16 -20	2	10.5%
More than 20		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Bob	50	i had my family supposed to come for christmas but my asshole sister in law or x sister inlaw invited my kids over her place so i was deserted
Chase	20	My family has shrunk this year. There were far fewer people at my annual Christmas Eve party, but it was still just as fun.
Christian	23	We had a Christmas Eve gathering with friends, Christmas day gathering with more friends and a family celebration on New Year's Eve when all the family will congregate for a change.
Eric	24	All made it except one
Stan	59	We had a nice Christmas dinner and opened gifts afterwards.

How far did you travel for your Christmas gathering?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Had it at home	7	36.8%
Less than 1 mile		0.0%
1 to 3 miles	2	10.5%
3 to 5 miles	1	5.3%
5 to 10 miles	2	10.5%
10 to 25 miles		0.0%
25 to 50 miles	1	5.3%
50 to 100 miles	1	5.3%
100 to 250 miles	2	10.5%
250 to 500 miles		0.0%
500 to 1000 miles		0.0%
1000 to 1500 miles		0.0%
1500 to 2000 miles		0.0%
2000 to 2500 miles		0.0%
More than 2500 miles		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	I don't think I have ever gone out of town. I probably will when I move out after I land a real job.
Christian	23	We had the one on Christmas Eve here at the house, Christmas at a friend's house 10 miles or so away and New Year's will be about 100 miles.

How much of a white Christmas did you get?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No snow	10	52.6%
Patchy/spotty/trace amounts of snow	1	5.3%
1 to 3 inches		0.0%
3 to 6 inches	1	5.3%
6 to 12 inches	1	5.3%
1 to 2 feet	1	5.3%
2 to 3 feet	1	5.3%
More than 3 feet	1	5.3%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	I did have to shovel about two feet of snow, but at least I did not have to go to work. I hate snow! Snow is the stupidest thing god ever made!
Christian	23	It was snow/rain/sleet/freezing rain, and in the morning it clumped into smooth chunky ice that's perfect for breaking ankles and causing crashes. It melted in the afternoon, but froze again today. We slipped and slid in and out of the driveway, but we put cinders down to make it easier on us and the car.
Eric	24	I was happy :)
Stan	59	It rained.

If not a white Christmas, did you get awet^*Christmas this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	5	26.3%
Somewhat	4	21.1%
No	3	15.8%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Christian	23	It rained all day Christmas Eve, but Christmas day was nice and partly sunny.
Stan	59	Just rain, wet drizzly rain.

How often do you get white Christmases where you live?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Never	4	21.1%
Rarely	4	21.1%
Sometimes	3	15.8%
Usually	3	15.8%
Always	2	10.5%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Bob	50	in california where i am says neg 5 % white christmas
Chase	20	I just want it to snow on Christmas and have that be it, but I don't want to shovel much, and I don't want to drive in it. Probably won't happen for me! Lol.
Christian	23	Every two to three years is a white Christmas, last time in 2006, then 2004, then 2002.
Eric	24	Hit and miss
red	17	Georgia never gets it at christmas
Stan	59	Living in Southern California, it never snows here.

How much Christmas lighting was put up on your house/family's house this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
None	7	36.8%
Very little	1	5.3%
Little	1	5.3%
Some	4	21.1%
A lot	1	5.3%
We went completely 'Griswold'	1	5.3%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	We did not put up a whole lot of decorations because our house is only temporarily. Not worth it.
Christian	23	My parents don't do that, as I am the only one who decorates and I stay on the inside of the house. There is tons of stuff around though.
Eric	24	No time was working
red	17	we weregoing out of town, so we didn't put any up

Did you have to work on Christmas this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No, my workplace is not open on Christmas	3	15.8%
No, I got lucky and had the day off while others had to work	1	5.3%
I was asked to work but I refused		0.0%
I was told to work but I refused		0.0%
Yes (Less than 4 hours)		0.0%
Yes (4 to 6 hours)	1	5.3%
Yes (6 to 8 hours)		0.0%
Yes (over 8 hours)		0.0%
I'm too young to have a job	5	26.3%
I am not currently employed	5	26.3%
I am retired		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	I work retail, so I am damn lucky to not have to work! I will work on Christmas if I have to, but if I have an option I will not. It's just not worth it even with holiday pay. Not unless I was getting a promotion for sure. I want to be with my family.
Christian	23	My sister and father worked Christmas Eve.
Eric	24	I was not happy about it
Rob	16	i will get a job when i leave school.

Was it your choice to work on Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, I volunteered		0.0%
Yes, though only with an incentive		0.0%
Yes, though with some coertion		0.0%
I reluctantly agreed to work		0.0%
No, it was mandatory that I work	1	5.3%
No, but I didn't mind that I work		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Eric	24	As the new mgr I was told to

Were you still able to spend time with your family in spite of having to work on Christmas?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
No, because work schedule took up the whole day		0.0%
No, because I was away from home		0.0%
No, because I live away from my family		0.0%
No, but I chose to avoid my family		0.0%
No, but I was not invited to join my family		0.0%
No, I had to miss out on it completely		0.0%
Yes, but my time with the family was limited		0.0%
Yes, my family accommodated me around my work schedule		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Eric	24	Good food

If you had to work on Christmas, how did things go?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
It was good		0.0%
It was okay		0.0%
It sucked		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Eric	24	People are stupid last min items

If it sucked, what made it suck?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Being away from my family/friends		0.0%
Being one of the unlucky ones amongst my coworkers for havin	1	5.3%
Knowing that almost everyone else had the day off	1	5.3%
Seeing people enjoying the day when I had to work it	1	5.3%
Not getting paid extra to work on Christmas		0.0%
Workplace was very busy/hectic	1	5.3%
Being short-staffed		0.0%
Had to work extra long hours/shift		0.0%
Had to cover for someone who called in sick or no-showed		0.0%
Got called in after expecting to get the day off		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Eric	24	It plain sucked

Overall, how did your Christmas turn out this year?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
It was great	7	36.8%
It was good	6	31.6%
It was okay	1	5.3%
It sucked		0.0%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Bob	50	christmas sucks this year
Chase	20	I particularly enjoyed Christmas this year. It was a smaller Christmas than what I am used to, but I sitll enjoyed it. I'm still luckier than most people, and I got a few really nice things.
Christian	23	One of the best I can remember, everyone getting along and everything going fine without problems.
Eric	24	It still was good I wish I had the day off
Stan	59	I had time with family and just by myself.

If there were any shortcomings this Christmas, what were they?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Being away from my family/friends	1	5.3%
Having to work	1	5.3%
Being unemployed	2	10.5%
Being employed but still poor	1	5.3%
Being sick	1	5.3%
Being injured	1	5.3%
Not getting the gifts I wanted	1	5.3%
Not being able to give people gifts	4	21.1%
Christmas dinner was poor/inferior	1	5.3%
Unpleasant house guests or being a guest of an unpleasant pe	2	10.5%
Observed or got involved in family fights	1	5.3%
I was grounded or on other punishment during Christmas		0.0%
Had run-in with the law on Christmas		0.0%
Was a victim of a crime on Christmas		0.0%
Recent death or severe illness/injury of family member	2	10.5%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	I'm just sad that my parents had a smaller Christmas. They did not get a lot of cards or presents from relatives. I don't need a lot, but I'm sad that not ver many people like them. It's because they are jealous of my parents this year.
Christian	23	I can't complain, no trageties as in past years just before Christmas. Good times! Now all I want is a job.
Eric	24	Due to work and the way cash flow was I was unable to get any one anything thank goodness for ebay
Rob	16	even though I didn't want anything, a "big" or expensive present is allways great fun.
red	17	our car got a lot of damage on Christmas day and had to get about $1,000 of repair
Colin	17	the common cold
Robert C.	12	had an accident on a new bike but were my bladders concerned nothing to loose

At what age did you stop believing in Santa Claus?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
3 or younger		0.0%
4		0.0%
5		0.0%
6	2	10.5%
7	2	10.5%
8	3	15.8%
9		0.0%
10	2	10.5%
11	2	10.5%
12		0.0%
Past age 12	1	5.3%
Never believed		0.0%
Still believe	3	15.8%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	I think I knew when I was a young teenager, but I still like to think there is a Santa Clause. I just liked having extra presents on Christmas morning. tr>	Christian	23	My father told me all about the whole setup with Santa and the other characters like that, and I cried because I felt betrayed, like I now owed my parents all the stuff they gave me.
Eric	24	Act i dont remember
Rob	16	not sure...

What made you stop believing in Santa Claus?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I caught mom/dad in the act	3	15.8%
Parents told me	5	26.3%
Brother told me	4	21.1%
Sister told me	3	15.8%
Friend told me	2	10.5%
Read something about it	1	5.3%
Figured it out on my own	7	36.8%
Other	2	10.5%

Comments

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	You know what would be sad? What if you never figured it out until until you started living by yourself as an adult. You wake up and say "What the hell?" Then you're neighbors say "Didn't anybody tell you?" That would be sad in a funny way. Don't worry kids. The only reason I don't get anything is because I don't believe! If you don't believe you don't recieve! That's what people tell me!
Christian	23	I did have suspicions, but I wanted to believe at the time. Now I laugh about it.
Eric	24	HEHE
Rob	16	i sort of figured it out, my family sort of confirmed it.
Stan	59	Santa Claus is a state-of-mind I feel

What gifts did you ask for or hope to get?

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	Lots of toys
Ben	15	Video games and books mainly
Chase	20	Just clothes and money. Maybe a dvd or two.
Christian	23	Coldplay and James Blunt CDs, Indiana Jones film, shirts, and candy. I also got a black Lab ornament, a Wind in the
		Willows comemorative statue, (LOVE that book, and it turns 100 this year!) Star Wars toys, a miniature train set for
		my miniature collection, Hallmark Star Wars ornaments for my collection and a fruitcake, which I love.
diaperedteen	25	A Piano, and of course, diapers
Weric	24	Just Cash
Chad	16	Playstation
Rob	16	not much..... money mainly
Colin	17	legos,car parts
Robert C.	12	a new bike

What gifts did you receive?

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	Lots of clothes
ben	15	What I asked for
Chase	20	All the things I asked for. I would have liked some gift certificates to clothing stores and restaurants. I am so piss poor!
Christian	23	Oops, that was what I got. I also asked for the Indiana Jones Soundtracks Collection, but that was too expensive so I, ahem, downloaded it illegally.
diaperedteen	25	clothing
Eric	24	Good money flow
Chad	16	Playstation and diapers
Rob	16	a lot of stuff off of thinkgeek.com
Colin	17	legos and speakers 2 my car

What was the best Christmas gift you ever received? How old were you when you got it? Who gave it to you? What made it such a great gift? Do you still have it?

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	When I was eight years old when I still beleved in santa clause I recived a toy train
Chase	20	The house I'm moving into next year. It was not literally a Christmas gift, but I like to think it is. I don't need a lot of stuff knowing I get that. I'm so spoiled!
Christian	23	I don't know, as I love just about every gift I receive. I can't say, as I don't pick favorites either.
Eric	24	Good money flow
Colin	17	my dirt bike,no have a larger one
Stan	59	I was 15; it was a ten-speed bicycle, and yes I still have it.
Robert C.	12	ps3 12 psp 11

What was the worst Christmas gift you ever received? How old were you when you got it? Who gave it to you and why? What made it such a terrible gift? How did you react to receiving it and what did you end up doing with it?

Name	Age	Answer
Ben	15	A zit remover. 14. Mom, for my face. It was torture on my skin. I try to hide from it.
Chase	20	A football from my aunt. She obviously did not know me very well or did not put a lot of thought into that. I hate sports! I still said "Thank You" because that is the right thing to do. T
Christian	23	The knowledge that my suicide attempt failed and that I would be spending 11 days in the f*cking psych ward.
diaperedteen	25	socks
Eric	24	dont remember ever being a sour xmas
Rob	16	a lot of stuff off of thinkgeek.com
Colin	17	there really is no bad gift for me

Who was present at your Christmas gathering? Where was it held?

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	grandmas grandpas aunts uncles cousins
Ben	15	House family, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
Chase	20	Just at my house. Unfortunatelynot everyone wanted to come, but I did see some family members that had divorced us a few years ago. It was a wonderful party! That was just before Christmas of 2006, but Christmas itself was good if a bit strained.
Christian	22	See above for details
diaperedteen	25	Family, families house.
Eric	24	all family at my grandmas house
Rob	16	FAmily, at home.
Jon	16	My family, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparents.
Colin	17	my close family and my grandparents
Stan	59	Mom, sisters, brothers, sons, in-laws, nieces and nephews
Robert C.	12	number 8 restaurant in selby

What did your Christmas dinner consist of?

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	ham, beans, potatoes
Ben	15	Dun remember
Chase	20	Baked pasta, stuffed mushrooms, soda, and dinner rolls. I did not eat everything at the dinner buffet, but those are some of my favorites.
Christian	23	Ham, turkey, turkey corn soup, ham vegetable noodle soup, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, baked beans, pies, cakes, candies, cookies, drinks of all kinds. There was also macaroni and cheese and cheesy broccoli caserole, but since cheese makes me sick I avoided those. I did have some drinks last night and got a bit tipsy.
diaperedteen	25	Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, gravy, rolls, yule log
Eric	24	Meatballs and Pie :)
Rob	16	Roast tureky, (quorn for me, im a vegitarian).
Colin	17	roladen and potatoes
Stan	59	Turkey with ALL the usual trimmings, and plenty of desserts.
Robert C.	12	the usual

Describe how things went for Christmas this year:

Name	Age	Answer
Craig	10	very very good
Chase	20	This was a good Christmas. I particularly enjoyed the season. 2008 was a rough year for me and my family. In all honesty I am more excited for new years (which is usually not the case) because 2008 was such a crappy year. I'm hoping for the best in 2009. I did not enjoy as many gifts this year because money was tight being that my parents decided to build a new house, but I did gifts. Family is the only thing that matters to me anymore. I'm just glad to be with my family. People have been jealous so they lost a lot of family this year (both to people's bitterness and death), and that made me sad. My parents did not recieve as many gifts. I could not afford to buy them much. I think they deserve big Christmases. Usually it takes us three hours just to open gifts. This year it was about 45 minutes, but I'm still a hell of a lot luckier than most people. I'm spoiled enough as it is! I'm still living better than most people, and I still had a great Christmas. This was one of my favorites! The few gifts I got were great! I did not have to work. I relaxed and I enjoyed my family.
Christian	23	Pretty damned good! Now all I have to do is get through the family part... Hopefully that will go well.
diaperedteen	25	Went well, but family member has/had serious illness, so it put a damper on the Christmas celebration.
Eric	24	Was nice fun and warm feeling
Rob	16	good.
Colin	17	every thing went as a normal xmas
Stan	59	Very nice. Family members were all fine, no issues or arguments.

Include any diaper-related comments concerning Christmas here. Include details such as whether you went around in just diapers in the presence of family members, other boys who were diapered, if you or other boys got diapers for Christmas, diaper-related Christmas tales from your past boyhood, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
Chase	20	It would have been appaling to recieve diapers for Christmas. How embarassing! No one knows about my diaper fetish, but I sure did masterbate thinking about diapers and looking at diaper drawings in my spare time!
Christian	23	Baring in mind the fact that I was around loads of people, including my parents who don't like me wearing diapers, I
		didn't think it would be wise. I save that for college and mall shopping.
Eric	24	No diapers were present had to work how ever atfer work the 26th is my bday so iam going to wear all day :)
Chad	16	This christmas I wore nothing but plain white disposable diapers. We had christmas at my grandmothers house. There were 10 female cousins there, as well as Aunts and uncles. My other three males cousins were similarly diapered. Everyone else wore normal clothes.
Rob	16	I can't tell anyone about my diapers for reasons I can't state without going into too much detail, but I kept somehow thinking I would get some diapers form family for christmas as a sort of "we know and understand" from my parents or family members even though I am not aware that they know and cant think of a way that they could. However, I didn't.
Jon	16	My cousin who is 14 was visiting with his family from out of town. He normally does not wear diapers but was curious about mine, so my sister put one on him. He liked it and has been diapered since then including all day Christmas in diapers. He shared my bed and we have had fun diaper humping each other. We have also had fun at changing time and we have showered together. He is sitting with me right now in a wet diaper.
Colin	17	i being the only boy except my dad and granddad was the only 1 in diapers
Stan	59	I was in diapers this weekend, only me though. I was my own caretaker and user.

Average Age of respondents to this question:	21.3
Range of ages of respondents:	10 -  59

Age Distribution
Under 10	0
10-14	5
15-19	7
20-24	3
25-29	1
30-34	1
35-39	0
40-44	0
45-49	0
50-54	1
55-59	1
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	0
12	2
13	2
14	0
15	1
16	4
17	2

Name	Age	Comment
Bob	50	in california where i am says neg 5 % white christmas
Rob	16	i will get a job when i leave school.
Rob	16	even though I didn't want anything, a "big" or expensive present is allways great fun.
Rob	16	not sure...
Rob	16	i sort of figured it out, my family sort of confirmed it.