I am of the opinion that the majority of Americans, ADD or no ADD, really don’t enjoy the “Good Old Extended Family Christmas”. Saturday Night Live did a HILARIOUS sketch about a Dysfunctional Family Christmas almost twenty years ago, and I laughed so hard I choked on the soda I was drinking.
Truth be told, I’ve always believed that what makes Holidays so uncomfortable for those of us who live with ADD is the fact that those without it are much better at pretending they are enjoying themselves. Societal norms require that we all put on a happy face during annual family gatherings, but seriously, what makes any gathering of relations so special that we have to pretend that everyone is just wonderful, when on the other 364 days of the year, there are so many deserving relations that really need to be told to go to heck, given a map on how to get there QUICKLY, and then have the gates to HECK locked behind them.
Your mileage may vary, but that has been my experience 