Bah HUMBUG!!!!!!!!! Thank God Christmas is over.

I'm glad it's over too. I love my family, but I'm always overwhelmed with responsibilities at Christmas time and after it's over I could sleep for six months. :)
 

Name something NOT attached to the profit motive. Mother's Day? Easter? Father's Day? Birthdays? Veterans Day? Memorial Day? Halloween? Valentines Day? Religion? Get my point?
 
fmdog44 said:
I would like to see comments from an equal number of kids ages 5-8 on this subject of being glad Christmas is over.šŸŽ
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I don't think kids that age would post here. Is there an internet site for kids that age you could log onto and ask them?

Overall I'm not happy to see any holiday be over. Just means time has marched on & I'm that much closer to the dirt nap.
 
TravelinMan said:
I, too, am glad Christmas is over. The over commercialism makes it almost intolerable and tends to make us forget who should be the center of the holiday--Jesus.

We had the family over for Christmas Eve and had to tolerate the poor behavior of mother, brother, son and spoiled grand kids. Holidays are hard and stressful for many people.

I envy those of you who have loving family members that can gather together and enjoy the season.
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Maybe its purpose, by default, teaches us long suffering and the ability to expertly bite our tongues and grind our teeth.
 
I am not into Xmas but I like the old traditional carols, that are not played as much.
No one actually knows when Jesus was born, anyway.
If God (assuming He exists) is all knowing, then He knows everything about the commercialism
of Xmas and has not attempted to deter or slow it down. It is in His power to change it in a sly way and no one would suspect divine intervention.

Jews know that Chanukkah is over promoted and historically, spiritually unimportant.
It is meant for children, not adults.
 
I can understand those who are thankful that Christmas is over. With stores putting up decorations and playing Christmas music from Halloween on, they've overstretched the holiday. Plus, many of us have too many things as it is and a present at Christmas doesn't have the same meaning as it did when we were kids who had little. Sadly, we've kinda become an instant gratification society and just buy what we want when we want it making the idea of presents almost obsolete.

That said, I still love Christmas. We don't have a large family around us, but the upside of that is we can have a small, quiet holiday. Nowadays I only buy for my husband, my mother, and our dogs. I spend very little but instead buy small unique gifts. I always send a boxful of small gifts to my mother who lives 1,000 miles away with things she can't buy locally. Hubby gets something small, and the dogs are so happy when we unwrap their toys.

I think at this point in my life, I don't have any expectations for Christmas so am never disappointed. I have a few non-sappy Christmas mysteries and comedies I love to watch that always put me in the mood. I love the twinkling of the lights and will keep our decorations up until after the new year. We eat very well, spend very little, and just enjoy the beauty of the season.
 
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