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Originally Posted by BoogyMan
I hate Christmas. Everything about it.
1.) That selfish parents set their kids up for later disappointment so that they "can see the look of wonder in their face." So they admit it's for them {the parent} but get offended when you point that out. It is not. It is so you can see that look in your childs face. And, no mater how slight that disapointment is later, you are still causing emotional harm in your child for your own enjoyment. IT IS SICK! Might as well molest them. A matter of degree, only.
2.) That it is little more than an engineered excuse for corporations and rich people to get richer. By creating the obligation of the gift exchange.
3.) That it creates greedy little snot nosed pukes who scream: "Me! ME! MEEEE!" for damn near a month straight.
I could go on, but I've made my point. Any one else agree?
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I hate Christmas for totally differant reasons. I miss my mom. She has been gone for 7 ys now but I miss standing in her kitchen helping her bake and cook for 2 straight days before Christmas Eve. All my aunts and female cousins would come. It was like a sleepover.
As far as setting my sons up for disappointment by giving them the one day where they can get a preasent, I don't see it that way. All year long, we don't get them anything. Zip. We save it for Christmas. And I am the first to say, yeah it makes me happy to see my boys happy And no I'm not offended when someone says that. I remember the Christmas after I lost my mom, my youngest was 19 months old and near death in the oncology ward of Kosair. He was so sick, he didn't even cry anymore when they stuck him. It had been days since he laughed. Then on Chistmas night, the nurse came around the ward with a cart of toys called 'Jared's Cart'. She handed my baby a school bus to that lit up and played music. He let out a laugh and my husband and I cried because for the first time in weeks my baby looked alive and did'nt mind the bars of that crib/cage. And believe me when I say, my boys are not "Me! Me! MEEE!" during the holidays. The only thing the youngest has asked for is the new Diary of a Wimpy kid book. The oldest a unicorn(
lol he's cute) pillow pet. As a matter of fact they've been saving pennies in an egg shaped trinket box to give to Santa for being so nice
my boys they got $2.63 so far....