tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post3427215309005185233..comments2023-11-03T04:02:39.642-04:00Comments on The Waiting Room: NaBloPoMo Day #2: One at a TimeSeeking Solacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605809609182729290noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-5395979598537548282013-11-03T23:56:41.380-05:002013-11-03T23:56:41.380-05:00I totally agree!
For me, even the day after Thank...I totally agree!<br /><br />For me, even the day after Thanksgiving is too soon. I like the whole notion of doing Advent for four weeks, and then celebrating Christmas for 12 days, ending Jan. 6. Call me old fashioned. I think it is NUTS that Halloween candy is replaced by Christmas stuff. And worse, the day after Christmas it will be Valentines!Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686528826414330355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-47055740393681208832013-11-03T21:43:52.665-05:002013-11-03T21:43:52.665-05:00It just seems like Christmas is starting earlier a...It just seems like Christmas is starting earlier and earlier. All of this really sucks out the true meaning of the season. That's one of the reasons why you will never see me anywhere near a mall during Black Friday. I get that it helps those who work in retail. But, I've worked in retail on Black Friday...I was so grateful to go home at the end of the day! Seeking Solacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605809609182729290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-8368264209755753032013-11-03T14:15:04.073-05:002013-11-03T14:15:04.073-05:00I agree on all, except the calendar part. It takes...I agree on all, except the calendar part. It takes me about two months to pick one, so I don't mind the extra time looking :) When we shopping for Fall decorations in the beginning of October and the stores were nearly picked out. I saw Christmas commercials before Halloween even happened. Thanksgiving is a pretty big deal in that we always see family, but even some of my extended family has fallen into the shopping nonsense. (I don't go out for that shit--the "savings" that aren't really real, aren't worth the stress or my life.) rented lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-30447079027311001872013-11-02T22:14:02.571-04:002013-11-02T22:14:02.571-04:00Ugh, I am SO with you on this! It's bad enough...Ugh, I am SO with you on this! It's bad enough that they mow over Thanksgiving in their attempt to entice you to spend, spend, spend, but now they've practically wiped out most of Halloween. So not cool.chicago foodie girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332010809660151470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-62066100751761355562013-11-02T21:31:47.693-04:002013-11-02T21:31:47.693-04:00Hear, fucking hear. And you know what bugs me most...Hear, fucking hear. And you know what bugs me most about Christmas shit being out earlier and earlier all the the time? It's that all of it is related to the consumerism part of the holiday, not at all what it's supposed to be about. <br /><br />I'm not at all religious these days, but just like the original intention of Thanksgiving is about love and gratitude, so should Christmas revolve around peace and goodwill. Both holidays are now almost entirely taken over by shopping - which is pretty much the exact opposite of what either of those holidays should be about. <br /><br />I don't really celebrate either of them. And though that's more down to my own personal issues, I still wouldn't mind being surrounded by reminders of either holiday at its proper time and for a decent amount of time. But because they've both deteriorated into mass materialistic hypocrisy, I am mostly just irritated by so much of it. And I resent being robbed of the uplifting joy they both used to bring. Bah fucking humbug. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395686312754791503noreply@blogger.com