I know what you are saying…it’s November 8th why on earth are you writing about Christmas? There are 2 answers to that question:
- The commercials are starting.
- There are 7 ladies (significant other, mom, grandmother, aunt, cousins, little sister) that I must appease each Christmas.
Don’t get me wrong, I love these women to death. It just annoys me that I have to buy them something to “express my love”. So that I don’t start ranting about them lets get to the main event…3 Reasons I Hate Christmas
1 – The Meaning is Gone
As I understand it, Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birthday. Jesus is a Christian figure. People who aren’t Christians don’t go to church, take communion, give confessions, or participate in church league basketball games. So why do they participate in the Christian purchase-a-palooza at the end of the year?
2 – It Sends a Bad Message
About 2 years ago I told an unnamed female in my family that I didn’t plan on buying Christmas gifts. My person is a sweet southern lady, but when those words came out she transformed into a 3 headed best. She chewed my head off for 5 solid minutes before handing me the remains. What I could hear out of the non-mangled ear sounded something like “You must not love us if you won’t buy us anything. People like to get things from people”. I screwed my head back on and walked away. I’m sure she didn’t mean that. Maybe she was drunk?
3 – Waste of Money
Before writing this post I thought long and hard about all the gifts I ever received for Christmas. I’ll readily admit that I was a spoiled little fella. I amassed a mountain of video games, socks, toys, and ugly sweaters. Between the ages of of 5 and 14 I was racking up! On average, I received about $700 in gifts each year. In 10 years that is $7,000.
When I turned 15 all the gifts came to a screeching halt. It was the first time that I was able to sit back and think about Christmas with a clear head. A crazy thing happened, I didn’t feel any less loved or adored. I didn’t even want to jump out of a window. In fact, I felt better because I thought about the money my lower middle class family was saving. Isn’t that a novel thought?
Conclusion
I’m not writing this post as a Christmas rant. The golden glow from my finger tips won’t stop the Christmas freight train. I’m just telling you how I feel. We will collectively sink deeper into debt this year as we credit card swipe our way into the hearts of our loved ones.
After all jewelry, video games, cars, and other insane tomfoolery prove to people you love them, right? When you get the credit card bill in January pull up this post and read it again. It should make you feel better.
P.S. I want Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 ($59.99), DJ Hero ($120.00), and some ultra expensive skinny jeans size XXL ($300.00) for Christmas.
