When festive folks think of the holiday season, they imagine cozy nights with their families, holiday office parties, and countless Christmas-themed parties. For introverts all they associate with the holidays is the desperate need to recharge their social battery with no relief. Introverted people need 2-5 business weeks between heavy social events and the 1 hour we have driving from our parents house to our in-laws is completely insufficient.
Every house pet must prepare to be sought after by the introverts who need them right now. To survive the holidays, introverts rely on Christmas movie nights and quick, distracting excuses. When trapped between a Christmas-sweater-wearing granny and a soccer mom of 3, an introvert can easily evade small talk by bringing up an easy question ('What are your plans for the holidays?') and then running away. Like Indiana Jones replacing the idol with a bag of sand, an introvert can toss their own bag of sand into a convo as a diversion.
At least once Christmas is over, we have a few days to build back our socializing armor before New Years… that is, if we don't cancel plans again.