Ten happenings that confound (& amuse) me at this time of year:
1. Parents of elementary schoolers being irate that somebody may have told their child the truth.
2. Shoppers who think that "saving" money means paying less for something that their loved ones will have to pretend to appreciate, instead actually putting the money in their own bank account.
3. Neighbors using their unemployment checks to buy decorations for their home which will drive up their utility bills.
4. Parents forcing their children to sit on the lap of a disguised stranger and then being frustrated when the child cries and/or struggles to be free.
5. Getting up in the wee hours of the morning in the cold to buy something that you could've purchased online.
6. "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" signs and buttons (no, he's not)
7. Receiving unsigned mass produced greeting cards from people who don't take a moment to call, write, or email all year long
8. Baking a variety of cookies and then putting them all into a sealed tin together so they all end up tasting the same.
9. Every show on TV has to produce their own version of Dickens' A Chritmas Carol
10. People justifying all of this bizarre behavior because of a date on a calendar.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sunday, November 16, 2008
This time of year
It's time for the yearly family drama of our "alternative" Christmas
Several years ago, my husband and I started a new holiday transition. Actually, we're bucking an old tradition. We do not exchange Christmas gifts with anybody, except for our daughter. Every year, we catch flack about this from the family members from whom you would least expect it. They go so far as to boycott our December birthdays in return. Why? Because we will not tell them what we want for Christmas or buy them presents. Already, they have asked what we want for Christmas, but not mentioned our birthdays or even asked if we had plans for Thanksgiving.
I won't go into all the reasons why we made our decision, it's not important to this post. I feel my own special holiday pressures beginning, though, and my hearts go out to those with their own - traditional or not.
Several years ago, my husband and I started a new holiday transition. Actually, we're bucking an old tradition. We do not exchange Christmas gifts with anybody, except for our daughter. Every year, we catch flack about this from the family members from whom you would least expect it. They go so far as to boycott our December birthdays in return. Why? Because we will not tell them what we want for Christmas or buy them presents. Already, they have asked what we want for Christmas, but not mentioned our birthdays or even asked if we had plans for Thanksgiving.
I won't go into all the reasons why we made our decision, it's not important to this post. I feel my own special holiday pressures beginning, though, and my hearts go out to those with their own - traditional or not.
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