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Mohammad Hussain refuses to wear ugly Christmas sweaters and has no Christmas-y photos of himself, yet. "We must all set boundaries for our own mental health," he said.
Mohammad Hussain is taking full advantage of his first Christmas, tweeting detailed field notes on the overwhelming and too-real phenomenon of gift buying, tree decorating and feast planning.
Growing up Muslim, Hussain never celebrated the intense holiday season. However, this year he’s not travelling home, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and instead staying put with his Ottawa roommates.
He said they’re teaching him how to have a “proper Christmas” — a learning curve that seems to have resonated with a lot of people. The thread has more than 237,000 likes as of Sunday afternoon.