The god of Christmas shopping
A speaker invited to a school to talk about the meaning of Christmas instead went rogue and told the kids – some as young as 4 – that Santa doesn’t exist and then handed out chocolate Santas for them to smash up.
Parents have rushed to assure their shattered kids that the nasty crazy Christian was lying and Santa DOES exist and is the reason for Christmas.
Yikes, how embarrassing it would be to admit the pile of prezzies came out of hard-earned cash (or credit card debt) from Mommy and / or Daddy and aren’t freebies from an elf-factory at the North pole!
How much of your Christmas this year depends on the existence of Santa, a commercial entity created to build greed in children, guilt in parents, AND teach us to lie through our teeth to our young to protect a consumer icon?
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ANGRY BLOG AND PLEASE, IT IS NOT RELIGIOUS. This is SANTA talk, okay?
The question, if any, is how big a role does the god of Christmas shopping have in your Christmas, and has anyone noticed a difference from childhood to now in the size of his role?
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Someone I know bought a pair for her b/f as a present. She showed them to me first to ask what I thought. I didn't know where to look
Question for you - are you giving gifts to children this year? Are you giving a bigger or more expensive gift than you would have given 10 years ago (relatively speaking, you understand - EVERYTHING is more expensive than it was 10 years ago!) and will the tag say it is from you, or from Santa?
Look into the light, please. And don't worry about the rubber hose, we won't be using it if you just answer the question. "
I discovered years ago that my friends secretly hate me when they manage to always get those photos that should NEVER be taken... and knowing my luck, one like that would end up in the local paper which is just a fount of knowledge.
As for the gift giving... I have always been very generous at Christmas where I give a lot of gifts. This year, I have committed to some large financial obligations and have decided to be selfish.
As for the gift cards... I would mix it up... nothing like writing Santa on the occasional tag when my daughter was young... just to perpetuate the myth that a stranger had been in the house the night before.
Xmas means more on sale..
And so means more happy faces.
"Santa is the gateway drug to believing lies because they're fun"
"fun is killing the world"