Wow, December has come and gone quick. Its funny, because its almost as if I have only been vaguely aware that it is December. And everyone knows that December = Christmas.
But now here it is, my last 2 days of school before the holidays. Christmas is right around the corner, and everyone is in the spirit.
But oddly enough, I dont really care. Normally, December is the longest year of the month for me, because of one reason: Christmas.
I guess the reason why December is going so quick for me is because Im not really looking forward to anything.....to be honest, I dont really like Christmas anymore.
Now, I've mentioned this to a couple of my friends and I always get the same response: "Stop being a Grinch, Nathan!" But unlike the Grinch, I have very good reasons for not liking Christmas. (and Im not talking about the movie Grinch, because that movie was HORRIBLE)
Being an atheist, Im really sick of all the religous over-tones in Christmas. You know, the praying before meals, the models of Jesus being born, singing "Johnny Appleseed" every night of the 12 days of Christmas....the whole 9 yards. Being an atheist in a mainly christian family, I am a black sheep, the guy who doesint bring his hands up in thanks to "god".......and as such, I get plenty of dirty stares from my aunts and uncles. And to be honest with you, Im quite sick of it.
And then there's the immense expectations everyone has for gifts.....no one is thankful for the gift unless it costs an arm and a leg. It angers me, to see my brother asking how much each gift was.
I'll give you an example; last year, me and my brother got gifts for my mother....he got her an ornamant for the her shelves that cost $50, and I made her a painting....a gift which cost $0. Guess which gift she got more worked up over?
Which leads me to my third reason for hating Christmas: commercialism. Christmas is all about gifts now, thanks to corporations such as WalMart and Canadien Tire. "Want to make there holidays special? Then buy them the new ________, available at ______"
Sound familiar?
So there you go. The modern day Grinch has spoken, and I hope you see things from my perspective now.
And, with all due respect, Santa is'nt real.
Merry Fucking Christmas!
-J.T
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Wow. Someone's pissed. I know a lot of people think these dont exist, but I have one of those families that actually likes gifts more if you make them. Weird hey? Yeah, my family is awesome that way. Plus we have a new dog, and all the relatives are over... it's great. And the food is good. As for commercialism, I don't watch TV in December. Or really anytime. But especially in December. As for religion, I'm catholic, so I really shouldn't talk. But we don't do the Johnny Appleseed thing. That would piss me off too.
You have a harsh family. I'd rather have the painting XD
My family is kind of like yours, in the sense that if I make them something they think it's junk.
But this year they don't expect gifts from me...so it's not that bad. >.<
Wish you all the luck in facing your aunts and uncles.
Try to have a merry Christmas. ^^
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