I am not very fond of Christmas either, to be honest. It's just hard for me in that I am expected to be cheery, together and ready to celebrate. That doesn't always happen for Thine.
I agree with a lot of what you said...
I agree that many parents set their kids up for disappointment.
I agree that gift giving is often just a way for the rich to get richer.
And I agree that spoiled kids like to talk about thier favorite person even more than usual this time of year.
BUT for some people, it's about faith, love and family. You have to stand behind that, right? People get confused, things get confused and issues get confused. Human beings are a long ways from perfect.
But maybe if we could focus on the good things about Christmas, on the reasons worth celebrating, there would be at least two fewer people spoiling their children, stroking their egos and making rich companies richer.
I get what your ranting against. Really. But to me that's not Christmas. Not what it's supposed to be anyway. That's the crap. Does the crap get to be Christmas or can we have something else in spite of the crap?