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Nov 03, 2013, 03:35 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,115
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I was in Wally World (Wal-Mart) before Halloween. They had a Christmas display setup next to the Halloween decorations.  The alltime worst I saw years ago was Christmas stuff in a store before Labor Day!!!!!
I'm not ready for the commerialization. I'm not ready to have the Hallmark card version of the holidays rammed down my throat. Used to be I got depressed around the holidays because our family celebrations were so far from what they were portrayed as on TV, movies, etc. A friend of mine and I decided our definition of a "good" holiday was that no one got too drunk and no one got in a fight. One or the other usually happened though.
For a few years, I could actually enjoy the holidays when it was just Mom and me. Now that she's gone I feel this huge void. Part of it is having the idea of holidays = family rammed down my throat by the media. Part of it is just plain I miss her and everyone else who is gone. I'm trying to sort out what I want this year.
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