A very polite 'fuck off'
LJ doesn't seem to be popular anymore. I still read my friend's posts even though I don't have anything to say myself. In fact, I've taken my comments elsewhere because the anonymity is nicer and nobody understands me anyway.
It seems nothing has changed. A friend of mine posted something nice earlier, and it had to be removed because people attacked it.
The few comments I saw made me quite upset. I couldn't comment, so I left it alone but it bothered me for the rest of the day.
Every year I have Christmas shoved down my throat. Even now at work decorations are going up and there are Christmas-themed competitions and such. It's annoying because I don't care about Christmas. I don't care that someone has decided to declare some random day in December (which happens to coincide with a lot of pagan festivals) as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Yes, I'm a Christian, not a very religious one, but it's the way I choose to live my life. You could say I have chosen "a Christian lifestyle." It suits me. It gives me more hope than being an Athiest, it gives me someone to talk to when I'm afraid or want to feel listened to, and it gives me support when I feel like I'm alone. I'm a Christian, but I don't care about Christmas.
So why is it that I have to suffer through it every year? Why is it, that when I said to a workmate that I wanted to come up with an anti-Christmas pod theme because I don't celebrate Christmas, that I was accused of not having the "Christmas spirit"? I know for a fact that there is a Jehovah's Witness at work. I won't say who it is but I can understand that they might be uncomfortable with the whole Christmas thing as well.
So why is it that Christmas, a particularly Christian-backed but probably pagan-based event, is forced upon me every damn fucking year? Why don't people question WHY they celebrate such a vague, Hallmark-ridden event?
Don't get me wrong, if you choose to celebrate Christmas, I don't mind that in the slightest. I'm not out to rain on your parade or stop you spending more than you've earned on pretending that you care about others while avoiding guilt if you get presents but have nothing to give in return. I don't even mind if you actually care about people that you are giving to and have the money to do so. What I take offense to is that I'm expected to take part in something that I don't believe in.
At the same time, I'm thankful. I'm thankful that it serves as a reminder to those who believe of something good that happened in the world. I'm thankful for the holiday break, the time to get together with friends and family, the good food and the blessing of giving.
Don't think I'm not thankful. Just stop shoving your beliefs down my throat. I don't try to shove my beliefs down yours.
It seems nothing has changed. A friend of mine posted something nice earlier, and it had to be removed because people attacked it.
The few comments I saw made me quite upset. I couldn't comment, so I left it alone but it bothered me for the rest of the day.
Every year I have Christmas shoved down my throat. Even now at work decorations are going up and there are Christmas-themed competitions and such. It's annoying because I don't care about Christmas. I don't care that someone has decided to declare some random day in December (which happens to coincide with a lot of pagan festivals) as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Yes, I'm a Christian, not a very religious one, but it's the way I choose to live my life. You could say I have chosen "a Christian lifestyle." It suits me. It gives me more hope than being an Athiest, it gives me someone to talk to when I'm afraid or want to feel listened to, and it gives me support when I feel like I'm alone. I'm a Christian, but I don't care about Christmas.
So why is it that I have to suffer through it every year? Why is it, that when I said to a workmate that I wanted to come up with an anti-Christmas pod theme because I don't celebrate Christmas, that I was accused of not having the "Christmas spirit"? I know for a fact that there is a Jehovah's Witness at work. I won't say who it is but I can understand that they might be uncomfortable with the whole Christmas thing as well.
So why is it that Christmas, a particularly Christian-backed but probably pagan-based event, is forced upon me every damn fucking year? Why don't people question WHY they celebrate such a vague, Hallmark-ridden event?
Don't get me wrong, if you choose to celebrate Christmas, I don't mind that in the slightest. I'm not out to rain on your parade or stop you spending more than you've earned on pretending that you care about others while avoiding guilt if you get presents but have nothing to give in return. I don't even mind if you actually care about people that you are giving to and have the money to do so. What I take offense to is that I'm expected to take part in something that I don't believe in.
At the same time, I'm thankful. I'm thankful that it serves as a reminder to those who believe of something good that happened in the world. I'm thankful for the holiday break, the time to get together with friends and family, the good food and the blessing of giving.
Don't think I'm not thankful. Just stop shoving your beliefs down my throat. I don't try to shove my beliefs down yours.