I hate it too and I mean hate it. We were not taught that it has any kind of religious meaning. As a matter of fact we were taught that it has none and that is strictly a meaning given to the holiday by men themselves and that we should celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ so that our sins might be taken away, instead of a birthdate; that no one has any idea of anyway and even if they did we should celebrate the birth of Christ everyday. Christmas to me is a time of pressure. Pressure to buy gifts that I cannot afford to buy and don't want to buy. I would much rather give gifts when I feel like giving them instead of this silly celebration every year when we Americans give each other gifts. Ludicrous. Children don't understand and so I must spend my money on that each year. I do hate it. I hate the parties, the carrying on about it each year, etc. Complete waste of my time and my money.
Mack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bree Mcdonough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 2:13 PM Subject: Re: I hate christmas NJC > Mary K, I am very curious about your post......when you wrote.."But it is > difficult for me to love anything that is so full of lies and good > intentions gone bad." > > Do you mean the message of Christ's Mass;a saviour was born and lived among > us and died so we all could have eternal life. (I'm strictly coming from a > strict Catholic/Christian perspective here) Or is your disdain more > personal? Hate is a very strong word and I'm pondering your > position/feelings. > > Bree > > > > > I have tried my entire life to enjoy Christmas, but I don't. I really > >have > > > given it my best shot year after year, but it is difficult for me to > >love > > > anything that is so full of lies and good intentions gone bad. > > > >John and I just had our best Xmas ever. No presents, no parties, no guests, > >no > >booze, no piles of food. Just us and the dogs. It has been wondeful. We > >both hate > >Xmas for similar reasons to you Bob and Mary. Now we just don't get sucked > >in. It > >was lovely and peaceful and guilt free. I know I always felt bad for not > >thinking > >this was a great holiday. It was one I looked forward to with dread. Not > >any > >more. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
