How do folks get by with writing such garbage without first checking their facts? Humph! But, in all fairness to this article, perhaps the writer is of the younger generation? Is it possible that it could be a regional thing? A misinformed American transplant? No? Then perhaps the on-crack theory holds. If anything, it was worth a giggle or two.
As for the bit about school children and classroom projects here in the States, what I've seen them do in more recent years is to send the children home with a complete list of their classmates, informing the parents that if valentines are to be written out, then all students within the classroom are to be included.
I'm glad to hear that Valentine's Day activities in schools are more inclusive now. I was just going by friends from the US that told me their tales of woe regarding being excluded and how horrible it was for them.
Kids still do holiday activities over here, but usually they entail making cards for family and decorating the classroom. Valentine's Day is not one of those usually included, though.
The younger ones do celebrate it, but not in any extravagant way over here as a rule. Having a teen who turns 18 in a few weeks, I know it's not as big a deal, even with the young, as it seems to be in the US.
My son and his girlfriend are going to dinner with a group of friends, but only because they have a group voucher for free aqua golf (driving into a man-made lake with targets that win prizes etc) at a big club/resort that has several restaurants in it, so they thought they may as well while they were there... romantic, ain't it? *titter* I'll add this was the girls' sentiments as well as the boys, so all's well and no one was
Alas, Lebanon is a pot of so many cultures and so on... we don't have the 8th of march though - international women's day, but the commercial Val's day we have it and celebrate it devoutly.
the price of flowers skyrocket.. something worth a dollar becomes some 10$ during the val's week... they same applies to assorted and high-valued choco like Lindt and cards, teddies, perfume, romantic gadgets....
some youngsters here base their relationships on them... (i don't judge them, media made us such addicts, when i was some teens i was giving a bigger chance to the one giving me a val's gift versus "the stingy one"... and of course, it is a perfect opportunity for those, who have a 'crush" to express their feared feelings, with a flower/card/choco... if the feeling is not mutual it would dissolve in the sea of gifts too....
It seems to be celebrated more and more and mainly amongst the young here due to media marketing and the fact that the young are more influenced by this than we more mature folk. It's still fairly low key though among even the young.
It tends to be the 'tweenies' (older children, not quite teens) who go in for it the most and girls more than boys.
Any holiday that celebrates love can't be all bad though. I like the idea of that, it's mainly the commercialism that annoys me and the message it puts across that you can only express love by material means and if you don't, you don't really love that person.
That's just my personal peeve though, and I hope you had a nice day!
How odd that they would publish an article that is complete rubbish. I’m starting to become so skeptical of things I read anymore.
I do want say, Valentine’s Day in the States isn’t quite as grim as you may think for unpopular kids. I was a big nerd growing up, and I still got tons of Valentines. That’s because it was just the norm to get everybody in your class one. The stores sell them in big packages of 50 cards. I think it actually taught me how to fill out and sign lots of cards at a young age. I always think about it when I’m doing massive Christmas cards. Of course that was years ago. I have no idea what schools do now.
Oh sweetie, no need to apologize. I completely understand how Valentine’s Day would sound possibly cruel to unpopular children. Personally I am convinced that the whole Valentine’s thing in the U.S. is just another excuse to make everybody have to go out and buy another greetings card. Every time I turn around, they are inventing a new day to get somebody a card. We have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, New Year’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Groundhog Day, Bosses’ Day, Administrative Assistant Day, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Graduation and Happy New Baby. I haven’t even mentioned Christmas yet. lol
And yes I have to agree, if a guy made me an extravagantly designed Valentine, I would think it's creepy too. :D
Seems so obviously written by commercial interests. Couldn't get the link to work to see what they, probably, laughingly reckon goes on here! Never mind pointless gifts. Just mow the lawn, make the evening meal, do the washing up and commit to doing all these things more often. And better still just use those 3 words and mean them......I love you, regularly.
A friend once told me that she considered having the lawn mowed, the washing up done and the rubbish put out without her having to ask as the most potent foreplay she could think of. I must say, I tend to agree!
The link to the UK one still worked for me, so I'll post the article for you in the comment underneath so you can have a giggle!
WTF! Buns, sonnets, first day of Spring! Send for the men in white coats. The only one I've heard before is the daft idea that the first man you see will be your beau! and of course the original story of marrying Roman soldiers who were forbidden to wed.
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As for the bit about school children and classroom projects here in the States, what I've seen them do in more recent years is to send the children home with a complete list of their classmates, informing the parents that if valentines are to be written out, then all students within the classroom are to be included.
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Kids still do holiday activities over here, but usually they entail making cards for family and decorating the classroom. Valentine's Day is not one of those usually included, though.
The younger ones do celebrate it, but not in any extravagant way over here as a rule. Having a teen who turns 18 in a few weeks, I know it's not as big a deal, even with the young, as it seems to be in the US.
My son and his girlfriend are going to dinner with a group of friends, but only because they have a group voucher for free aqua golf (driving into a man-made lake with targets that win prizes etc) at a big club/resort that has several restaurants in it, so they thought they may as well while they were there... romantic, ain't it? *titter* I'll add this was the girls' sentiments as well as the boys, so all's well and no one was
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the price of flowers skyrocket.. something worth a dollar becomes some 10$ during the val's week... they same applies to assorted and high-valued choco like Lindt and cards, teddies, perfume, romantic gadgets....
some youngsters here base their relationships on them... (i don't judge them, media made us such addicts, when i was some teens i was giving a bigger chance to the one giving me a val's gift versus "the stingy one"...
and of course, it is a perfect opportunity for those, who have a 'crush" to express their feared feelings, with a flower/card/choco... if the feeling is not mutual it would dissolve in the sea of gifts too....
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It tends to be the 'tweenies' (older children, not quite teens) who go in for it the most and girls more than boys.
Any holiday that celebrates love can't be all bad though. I like the idea of that, it's mainly the commercialism that annoys me and the message it puts across that you can only express love by material means and if you don't, you don't really love that person.
That's just my personal peeve though, and I hope you had a nice day!
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I do want say, Valentine’s Day in the States isn’t quite as grim as you may think for unpopular kids. I was a big nerd growing up, and I still got tons of Valentines. That’s because it was just the norm to get everybody in your class one. The stores sell them in big packages of 50 cards. I think it actually taught me how to fill out and sign lots of cards at a young age. I always think about it when I’m doing massive Christmas cards. Of course that was years ago. I have no idea what schools do now.
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And yes I have to agree, if a guy made me an extravagantly designed Valentine, I would think it's creepy too. :D
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Couldn't get the link to work to see what they, probably, laughingly reckon goes on here!
Never mind pointless gifts. Just mow the lawn, make the evening meal, do the washing up and commit to doing all these things more often.
And better still just use those 3 words and mean them......I love you, regularly.
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A friend once told me that she considered having the lawn mowed, the washing up done and the rubbish put out without her having to ask as the most potent foreplay she could think of. I must say, I tend to agree!
The link to the UK one still worked for me, so I'll post the article for you in the comment underneath so you can have a giggle!
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Buns, sonnets, first day of Spring!
Send for the men in white coats.
The only one I've heard before is the daft idea that the first man you see will be your beau! and of course the original story of marrying Roman soldiers who were forbidden to wed.
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