So it's Christmas again, seems to me it should be a happy time of year but instead all I see are very unhappy people. I go to the store and no one smiles, say's excuse me, or is even polite anymore. It's like they only care about one thing.
Getting those presents for those people they really don't even care for. Going broke and wracking up a ton of debt just to get what they think is the best present for someone. I guess you could say that I hate Christmas but in all reality I love Christmas. I hate how Christmas changes people. It makes them like monsters right up till Christmas morning.
Getting those presents for those people they really don't even care for. Going broke and wracking up a ton of debt just to get what they think is the best present for someone. I guess you could say that I hate Christmas but in all reality I love Christmas. I hate how Christmas changes people. It makes them like monsters right up till Christmas morning.
What ever happened to the season of good will toward men and all that jazz? What ever happened to being happy with just being with your family? Why all the stress?
I do understand if your a parent. As parents we want what is best for your children and if your like me you have mommy guilt for not being able to give your kids everything they ever wanted. This year we were really stressed about how our Christmas was going to turn out. We had no money for gifts for the kids or even a Christmas tree.
I do understand if your a parent. As parents we want what is best for your children and if your like me you have mommy guilt for not being able to give your kids everything they ever wanted. This year we were really stressed about how our Christmas was going to turn out. We had no money for gifts for the kids or even a Christmas tree.
The stress was so heavy on our minds we, in a sense turned in to the kind of people I talked about but for a totally different reason. I just wanted for my children what every other child was going to get on Christmas morning. A hoard of presents waiting under a wonderfully decorated Christmas tree. The sent of pine in the air and wrapping paper all over the house.
It dawned on me that everything about Christmas is about money, presents, the feast and even sitting on santa's lap. I mean when I was little you could go to the store and sit on santas lap for free. Your mom could take a picture and not get in trouble. Now to even get close to the big guy in red you have to pay then you have to pay for a photo. Nothing is free anymore. Why is that? Why are all these kids getting left behind cause their parents don't have means to pay for all the goodies?
To me that just sounds wrong so I will leave you with this, when your off at the store in the hustle and bustle stop and think about those that are less fortunate than you. Maybe throw a few extra toys or boxes of food in that cart and go donate it cause not everyone is gonna be as fortunate as you on Christmas morning. Be polite to your fellow shoppers and use your manners.
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