Why I Hate Christmas.....
Well now that I have your attention, and before you gather stones to throw at me...let me add that....I also love Christmas......but I do hate it....and if you honest with yourself....you hate it a little also.
This "Gift Giving" thing has gotten way WAY out of control...Seems like you are buying something for everyone you know.....or.....your not buying anything for anyone.....Of course I don't really mean that you are buying a Christmas gift for EVERYONE...you would go nuts....But just try to slide thru the holiday and buy nothing.....you won't live to see New Years!
So like everyone else you start buying stuff.....one friend of mine goes to a bunch of stores and buy a lot of generic stuff......books, candy, puzzles, teas and the like.... Then he goes home and bunches stuff together and makes gifts.....He is not sure what goes where sometimes, he's just trying to get by......
Now, do you really think I am the ONLY one who hates the gift thing??? Look around at your fellow shoppers in line with you.....see any smiles???? How about some Yuletide Cheer??? I don't think so.......All you see are people who are tired and feel rushed and who can not wait for this ordeal to be over........
How foolish has the gift giving gotten??? (say that 3 times fast)....Most people can not tell you what they "got" for Christmas last year......
And if I may let me also say that I am tired of mixing the religious and the secular holidays.... What I mean by that is having Santa in a church to give out gifts........
So whats my solution?????? I don't have one....We've allowed this to happen to us and now we are stuck with it......We've spoiled our children rotten by getting them things they really don't need because we don't want to disappoint them.....I am sorry to tell you that disappointment is a part of life.....Grow up everyone.....
Maybe if we cut it down to ONE gift per person................at least the lines AFTER Christmas would be shorter....
Christmas is about Home and Hugs and Handshakes and fires and caroling.......and of course the baby in the stable. Now that I think about it.....the wise men brought the baby gifts.....they did not exchange gifts themselves.
And to all a good night......
Peter Girouard
This "Gift Giving" thing has gotten way WAY out of control...Seems like you are buying something for everyone you know.....or.....your not buying anything for anyone.....Of course I don't really mean that you are buying a Christmas gift for EVERYONE...you would go nuts....But just try to slide thru the holiday and buy nothing.....you won't live to see New Years!
So like everyone else you start buying stuff.....one friend of mine goes to a bunch of stores and buy a lot of generic stuff......books, candy, puzzles, teas and the like.... Then he goes home and bunches stuff together and makes gifts.....He is not sure what goes where sometimes, he's just trying to get by......
Now, do you really think I am the ONLY one who hates the gift thing??? Look around at your fellow shoppers in line with you.....see any smiles???? How about some Yuletide Cheer??? I don't think so.......All you see are people who are tired and feel rushed and who can not wait for this ordeal to be over........
How foolish has the gift giving gotten??? (say that 3 times fast)....Most people can not tell you what they "got" for Christmas last year......
And if I may let me also say that I am tired of mixing the religious and the secular holidays.... What I mean by that is having Santa in a church to give out gifts........
So whats my solution?????? I don't have one....We've allowed this to happen to us and now we are stuck with it......We've spoiled our children rotten by getting them things they really don't need because we don't want to disappoint them.....I am sorry to tell you that disappointment is a part of life.....Grow up everyone.....
Maybe if we cut it down to ONE gift per person................at least the lines AFTER Christmas would be shorter....
Christmas is about Home and Hugs and Handshakes and fires and caroling.......and of course the baby in the stable. Now that I think about it.....the wise men brought the baby gifts.....they did not exchange gifts themselves.
And to all a good night......
Peter Girouard
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