A very polite 'fuck off'

[selina_fox]

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

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[teefers]

Why don't people question WHY they celebrate such a vague, Hallmark-ridden event?

If "why" was important to anyone these days, we wouldn't be celebrating Thanksgiving either. People are just looking for an excuse to party and spend money. And there's no better excuse than Christmas and the upcoming new year!

I'm not Christian in the least bit but I celebrate Christmas because I love my family, my friends, presents, and good food. Not because its the birth of Jesus (wasn't that actually around Easter, anyway?), or because Hallmark says I'm supposed to. Honestly I'd give people presents all year round but they weird out on it (srsly!) so I have to wait till Christmas. Like, I got my bf's niece a REALLY pretty dress off of Etsy for no reason other than her mom thought it would look awesome on her, but the parents did get a little weirded out when I got it for her because there was no occasion (even though her mom picked out the freakin' dress). I wish they'd understand that I don't intend on having kids so I will spoil theirs instead, and Christmas is the only opportunity where I can do that without calling attention to myself ;)

[selina_fox]

I would rather give on a non-occasion and surprise someone when they least expect it, than to be expected to give something and have nothing to give and/or no will to give it.

I just look around during the lead-up to Christmas and the people I see are mostly stressed or unhappy or looking at each other with jealousy. The "giving trees" come out but the piles underneath them are puny in comparison to what people cram into their cars to take home. I can't help but wonder why some people do this to themselves and where this -need- to get into debt comes from, because every year on the news they talk about how much credit was stacked up by Christmas shoppers.

Anyway, like I said, I don't mind if you celebrate Christmas and think it's wonderful to see some of the ways that people do use it to strengthen relationships. It just doesn't mean anything to me and I resent being called a Grinch because of that, even though I have done nothing to dampen their own 'Christmas spirit' except to say I don't have one.

[teefers]

Haha, anyone who calls you a Grinch obviously doesn't know you very well. Hell, I don't know you very well, but I do know that you're more generous in your daily life than most people are during the holidays. When you already give so much of yourself every day, Christmas becomes just another day of the year :3