The Aftermath of Christmas

You know, I have been thinking a bit about my whole rant on Christmas. I wish to apologize for that. Not because what I said I felt was wrong, but because I think it was not the root of my semi-anger towards the whole "Christmas Season".

Growing up, my parents were never "much of present givers" as my dad says and so during my "school years" Christmas was not much of a day. Now, I dont say this for you all to feel sorry for me, or pity me. So, please dont. I am just saying this as a way of, hopefully, release this deep seeded anger and abhorance for this time. And I hate to say it. Yes, Christmas is supposed to be all about Christ, but now a days its not.

As my parents, not being present givers, I usually got crap for Christmas. Never did I get any of those un-neccessary gifts like a new gaming console, nor did I ever get anythign that I really wanted. I always got generic gifts from my parents.

If we celebrated Christmas at all. Usually, how that particular year for Christmas was going to be spent, maintained direct correlation with how well I did in school. And, normally, I didnt "put in my full effort" and so many times, Christmas never came around in the ole dogboy household.

Countless years had gone by, during my school years, I had to hide behind the lies of what I got for Christmas. "Mostly Clothes" I would say, while all my friends would brag about the latest game for Atari, or Nintendo, or whatever cool gaming console system was out at the time.

This year, goes like the rest. From my parents I recieved a shirt (which is too small for me) and a sports bottle with Redskins colors. I, for one of the first times in my life, actually went out and thougth about what I was going to get them. I decided to get them a DVD/VCR player and got my dad a DVD set about WWII, to which my dad is absolutely facinated about. However, I was happy to get that for them. And, yes, I spoiled my son.

So, I think that, ultimately, my dislike for the "Christmas Season" is peppered with ancient hurts and lost desires, sprinkled with the mass consumerism that has taken hold of this holiday.
That being said, I wish to apologize to those that may have been offended by my vehmient animosity towards the time where we celebrate Christs Birth. Mostly, I have come to the conclusion that its selfish reasons why I am so down on this holiday. Hopefully, this year, I will be able to get myself things that I want. That way I dont have to worry about what others get me.

I truly hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I pray that the next year, will be the best year for you, that you had ever lived.

To be Merry, or not to be.......

That is the question.......

Ok, blah blah blah. I mean, come on....I am sick and tired of Christmas.....*waits for all the Christians to come to, from fainting at such a blastphmous statement*..............................

Yeah, I said it. I am sick and tired of the whole Christmas season....I really wish that it would just disappear.

Now, first of all, this is being said by a person who has grown up knowing that Christmas was just a day and it could be cancelled, and it was, more than Christmas was on. Yes, I said cancelled. When I was growing up, my mom would cancel Christmas because I wasnt doing as well in school as she would desire, but really......Thats not my point.

You have people who are freaking out because certain stores decided to not say "Merry Christmas" and instead say "Happy Holidays" and from what I have heard, these certain people have decided to deficate in their pants because of this *coughoreily*

Now, I am not going to say that Bill O'Reily is an ass. Nor am I going to say that he is a genius. Some of what he says, I think is right on. Some of what he says makes me want to run my car off the road and end it all now.....

And now everyone has decided that Christmas is such an important season that we need to trample upon everyone else..........We have to fight each other for presents. And thats whats the most important thing, PRESENTS!!!!!!!

How many years have I had to warp reality so that I wouldnt be pittied? As a child, all my friends would brag about all the cool shit they got while I had to wait til my mom was either over whatever she was pissed off at me for, at the time, or if I had gotten good enough grades to get my crappy presents. And they were. They were not stuff that I wanted, nor stuff that I needed. But then again, this is only a part of why I am so resentful of this "Oh Joyous Time"

How many times have you heard that chipper, high pitched voice say, in a sing song voice, "He is the reason for the season"!........ Uh...Reality check here, Its a friggin Pagen holiday!!!!! Sad thing is, if 75% of the Christians out there, realized that the Christmas that we worship was based upon a Pagen ritual for the Winter Solstace, they would stain their drawers and probably petition congress to discontinue the celebration of Christmas, let alone the over-done or unthoughtful and menial decorations of their trees. I mean, a Pagen holiday? Halloween, a pagen holiday.

Now, I have said this before. Why is it that a season has to be a cause for us to focus our eyes upon the Lord and Savior? The hypothitical "Santa knows when your sleeping..." blah blah blah. Why not be honest? Santa, is mommy and daddy and its a freakish way to control your kids.....(Ok, no I dont believe that, I know it is Christ........and mommy and daddy)

Ultimately, I am sick and tired of hearing of how this season is so great, when the fact of the matter is, they claim to worship Christ on this day, yet worshiping Christ is not a one day celebration, its a lifetime of celebration HIM. Ok, yes, He is the spiritual reason for this season, but I really wish more people would understand that every friggin day, is a celebration for HE was the one who beat death. HE was the one who created this earth.

In reality, its difficult for me, to watch these rich assholes, roll around in their BMW's, throwing cash around like its nothing, and all these damned comercials. KAY jewelry......

How many children in the United States go without a Christmas? How many children through out the whole world go with out Christmas?

Dont know? Go find out.

While you are doing that, think about the meaning of Christ's Birth while your at it. I know it sure as hell does not mean free presents..........