Comments | blythe025: Happy Valentines Day (if you are so inclined).

blythe025

Happy Valentines Day (if you are so inclined).

Feb 14, 2007 21:59

Valentines is one of those holidays that I feel rather ambivalent about. Sure, it's nice to have a day to acknoledge your love for another, but I tend to lean toward my sister's point of view. If you love someone, why should you wait for one specific holiday to show that love. Love is year round and should be expressed year round (which is why my ( Read more... )

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junglemonkee February 15 2007, 06:10:35 UTC

It's my kid's birthday.

Not only that, but our house is the House of Instant Gratification, so we have "I Love You Day." That's the day that I buy my husband a present because I saw something he really wants and I can't wait until his birthday or Xmas or anything else. Or he does something nice for me while similarly not waiting for an Officially Sanctioned Occasion.

So, everyone wins. We don't wait for a fake holiday where we feel obligated to buy prezzies/cards/candy, and the kid gets her birthday all to herself.

blythe025 February 16 2007, 00:02:38 UTC

See, I love that, I Love You Days. I think that's great. That's really how I'm more inclined to look at it. Who wants to wait for a holiday to shower someone with love or praise? Not me. :)

I'd like to get together with you sometime soon. Watch a movie, or something. I've been missing you.

goodfoot08 February 15 2007, 13:01:53 UTC

I agree it is a hard "holiday" to pin down. I think I prefer to sentiment to the hype. It seems to be a favorite of media types who find stupid pet tricks inspiring. The air is full of stupidness.

This year I had planned on being with writer friends reading erotic/neurotic poetry. I had fun prepping for it but then the ice/snow storm shot it down. But we will do it on another day, probably in April.

blythe025 February 16 2007, 00:04:23 UTC

Now that would be a fun way to do the holiday. I'm sorry to hear the event couldn't happen, would've been fun. But there's alway April, like you said. :)

freakin_sweet February 16 2007, 04:53:49 UTC

It's just another reason to buy my kids lotsa candy they don't need. Otherwise, I have no interest in it at all.

blythe025 February 16 2007, 19:40:22 UTC

And for yourself, too, right, because if the candies in the house for the kids, it usually ends up in momms's mouth too. At least, that's the way it is here. :)

freakin_sweet February 17 2007, 00:28:19 UTC

(i hide my stash--mostly gummies--in my room!!)