I can’t lie, I am not a fan of Christmas really. I mean, as a Christian, I celebrate the birth of Jesus, but the secular part I could really do without.
I dislike the retail push with all the commercials and just general “in your face” marketing. It just gets worse every year too it seemed. The kids were barely done trick or treating before the stores were putting out their Christmas displays. What happened to Thanksgiving??
And the gift giving? I hate trying to find the perfect gift for someone who already has everything just because I have to give them something. Trying to figure out what to give my kids seems to get harder each year too and they are only 5 and 6. They already barely play with what they have and now we are going to add more junk?
The holiday schedule drives me nuts at times. I strive on routine and things being the same. During the holidays you have different hours, a crazy calendar, and life is just not “normal”. It can be exhausting.
When I met my husband, he was my perfect match in that he is sort of a grinch too. Now that we have kids, we definitely put forth the effort. He had to work Friday while I had the day off so I got out the tree, put it up, put on the lights, and had the girls decorate it. I put a few holiday thinks up around the house.
I definitely do my best to make sure that my girls have a good holiday season despite my feelings but sometimes I wish the world would slow down and remember why we have Christmas in the first place.
I’m right there with you. I can’t stand all the commercialism of the holiday season. I has taken all the fun and spirit out of the celebration.
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I have a hard time with the commercialism of the season. Feeling bad if I can’t spend hundreds of dollars on each child in new toys… when they already have so much to play with- it’s just not right. It’s not what Christmas is about.
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I agree. In fact, we don’t even do “santa” because I want my kids to get the REAL reason we do Christmas. I can say that if you are looking for a good Christ-centered Advent calendar, the blog A Holy Experience has one called The Jesse Tree Advent Calendar that you can download for free. I’m much less grinchy the more I make it about Christ.
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I agree, Christmas is way to commercialized. I try to teach my kids what the real meaning of Christmas is–although I do still spend way to much on them. I always feel like its a competition. Maybe this year I can slow it down, and spend less on the monetary side and more on the teaching them about Christ side.
My husband is the Grinch around here, but I agree with you both that the commercialization of Christmas steals the magic of the season. I’m trying to teach my kids to focus on generosity, but it’s an uphill climb!
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I agree. I always feel like the magic of christmas isn’t there any more. It’s all about black friday and how many toys you can buy.
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