Christmas?
@camomom (7535)
United States
December 22, 2009 5:27pm CST
Do you like Christmas? What do you like or dislike about it?
Sometimes I like Christmas, sometimes I don't. It depends on whether or not we can afford to get our kids gifts or not without compromising our bills. This year, we have plenty of gifts for them. Probably too many and we don't know how we're paying January's rent. I'm sure something will work out but right now, I'm hating Christmas. I don't like the commercialism of it. I think when the kids are old enough to understand it, we're going to teach them the real meaning of what Christmas is all about and limit the number of gifts they receive.
What age do you think is old enough to understand the true meaning of Christmas?
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5 responses
@online_jon (1476)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
Hello comomom? Honestly for me? I really like christmas because this is the birth of jesus that's why all of us must put a good smile in our face. But just like you, there are times that i feel chrismas is not good to celebrate sometimes because there are situation that before the christmas theres a lot of accident happen to other people. That's really sad but it's part of like to be balanced. Well for me that's the reason why i feel sad about christmas.
By the way, regarding to your question. I think the right age to understand the true meaning of christmas is 18 years old because this is the right age to be concern in other.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
Thank you. I don't always like Christmas because it's become too commercialized. It should be about the religious aspect not how many gifts you receive or how much money is spent on you.
@celticeagle (168541)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Dec 09
What do I like about Christmas? I like the past Christmases I remember. I enjoyed the carolling and the old fasioned decorations. The way people treated one another with such positive refrain and true care. Yes, real care taken to make it special for the young and old alike. I recall the real customer service given with a smile and that positive refrain again. Nothing cost an arm and a leg and people didn't need such technology silliness as they do now days. Things were simple and people seemed to care for one another. Those were the days.
@celticeagle (168541)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 10
That is why I think doing the best you can for your own little corner of the world is all that can be expected of anyone. I used to let my electricity and telephone bills go in December when my daugher was young so I could get her something. You have to do what you have to do. Bottomline is that the kids come first. And maybe I couldn't get her all that she wanted but I always got her some of it.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I have never been caroling but I did have carolers come to my house last year. my kids loved it and I was REALLY down due to finances. It put me in the mood, for my kids. I cried as they sang. Unfortunately, they didn't come this year.
I have a REALLY old elf ornament that was my fathers that I still put on the tree. He wasn't around much and left us when I was 16, but I can't have Christmas without it.
I wish people still treated each other as good as you're describing. I remember that too. I also agree that it has become too commercialized and expensive.
Kids think it's all about the gifts these days. What do I tell my kids when I can't afford to buy them gifts? They think if they are good they'll get gifts from Santa. They have been good but I can't get them anything (most years). Then they wonder what they did wrong to deserve getting nothing from Santa. I don't have the heart to tell them he doesn't exist.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
23 Dec 09
I think you have to me young enough to understand the true meaning of christmas, adults forget,they lose their religion and so on. Kids are the ones that believe in santa they are also the ones who remember about the christ child as well. I don't bother with christmas per se. I watch my christmas tv specials, cook my turkey, and have supper with my adult son and I am happy.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I agree. I guess I'm one of those adults too. The good thing is that my kids are young enough to forget about the commercialism and to learn about the real meaning of it. I think your way of celebrating it is a good one. No commercialism.
@AmbiePam (94107)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I grew up in a Christian family, so of course one can gather what Christmas means to me. Sure family and giving are a part of what Jesus is, but the aspect of God coming to earth in human form has been what I think of as the meaning of Christmas. So from when I was just a little kid until now, I haven't really forgotten that. And that is thanks to my parents. Not to say when I was a kid I didn't get greedy wanting presents. But I also knew how blessed I was to get what I got. I think one of the best things about Christmas, is that for the most part, people are always nicer to each other this time of year. Sad that it isn't that way all the time (and I include Christians in the realm of the season's cranky people).
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I agree with you. I remember going to church as a kid and really knowing the true meaning of Christmas. It seems like nowadays, kids just don't understand. It's all about the gifts to them. It makes me sad. I'm not even a religious person but I want my kids to really know what the meaning is.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
22 Dec 09
If it was not for the amount of money I make in December from orders I could do without Christmas. I don't go all out and spend a ton of money on my kids. This year I think I have spent about $50 on each of them. They have birthdays in January, so they will be getting gifts then too.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I feel the same way. We did spend way too much this year, considering how broke we are but I just got tired of them getting hardly anything in past years. I want them to know the real meaning of Christmas and not be those greedy little monsters that I'm used to seeing in other peoples kids. I want them to know that it's a time for giving not getting. We decided to have a dollar limit for the rest of our Christmas's from now on, before we cause them to be greedy. I think $50 per kid is a good amount.
