Do you ever wonder why people buy into this Christmas spending year after year. It has to be done by Christmas so there starts the stress. You have to buy the right gift so the person who gets it will be pleased, more stress. You have to go out with other poor souls some of whom are coughing and sneezing, germs, more stress. When you are all done and Christmas is past, your credit card bill comes, more stress. Why do we continue year after year to stress ourselves over such a silly custom? Are we afraid to offend or afraid we won't be loved. How ridiculous, if someone loves you they aren't going to stop because you gave them a gift card or donated to a worthwhile charity in their name.
There are those who need things far worse than the guy you are buying for who probably will hide the gift in the attic and forget who gave it to him. A few years ago I gave money to an acquaintance with cancer because she was unemployed and needed it. I told my daughter-in-law that her gift had gone for this reason. She was pleased and interested in what happened. Later the girl died in Las Vegas but she had a good time on her trip and up until the last. She was able to make the trip a long time dream. Being part of her adventure was remembered more than a pj's or a dvd.
I have decided to give more time to the people who really matter to me throughout the year and less at Christmas. They will get use to it or not.
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