Christmas

I love Christmas. I love the family, the food, and the cold.

However, I do not like the greedy cousins, drunken aunts and uncles, and not being able to eat things due to braces.

Children these days are just so greedy when it comes time to open presents, my goodness. They get super excited as they open it, and whether they like it or not is apparent on their faces. Everyone is going through tough times right now and the kids need to be aware of that, or the parents need to stop digging themselves into a pit of debt just because it's Christmas. Don't get me wrong, gifts are nice, wonderful even, but the second they become expected to get bigger and more expensive each year, we have a problem. It is (or was) the season of giving, and isn't they whole point of giving is to feel warm inside? To know that you brought happiness to someone else? Because last time I checked, giving wasn't about seeing how much the person you gave to got you in return, then let down because they didn't get you what you wanted. Younger kids need to be taught and understand what Christmas really is and what it's about. It's about family and friends catching up on old times over some wonderful homemade food after attending the Christmas mass and reflecting on the birth of Jesus Christ. Its not about seeing who gets the best presents from who and who spent the most money on their outfit.

We are slowly loosing the true meaning of Christmas and any holidays for that matter and, quite frankly, it's scaring me.