This is the first time I say, "Merry Christmas" back to someone. I'm getting a few presents for my family. I can see why, though, some hate Christmas. It can get expensive!
Are The Holidays Bothering You At All?
by minimus 53 Replies latest jw friends
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Dansk
IT?S ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!
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Dismembered
Are The Holidays Bothering You At All?
Only that we never got to celebrate them! Thanks to WTBS protocol
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minimus
I STILL LOVE THAT HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dismembered
Thanks Minimus
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freelife
As a newly freedmind I an very pumped up about them.
It may be expensive but I need to make up for almost 26 years of lost time. -
WildHorses
Yes it is bothering me. I want to buy more but my money will not allow it. Anyone have some cash to spare?
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seattleniceguy
Hi Minimus,
I think I figured out my view on Christmas. I like the holiday for the lights and the trees and the gatherings of friends and family, but I don't like the consumerism or obliged giving. I'm opposed to consumerism anyway, and I'd much rather get someone a present when I didn't feel under pressure to do so, and when it could be more spontaneous. I think I'd be likely to get you a better present if you weren't on a checklist.
So I told my non-Witness family, "Don't get me anything. I'd rather just spend time with you. I don't really need any thing anyway."
My neighbor up the street is an ex-Catholic, and she shares almost the exact same view. The only exception is that since she did the traditional Western Christmas for so long, she expresses her views with a bit more force than me (it's really fun to watch ). Personally, I feel kind of liberated to know that I can do Christmas on whatever terms really suit me - not the JW terms, and not the terms handed down by the majority culture. I like that. That's true freedom.
Just my take on it.
SNG
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seattleniceguy
On a side note, my neighbor and I were discussing what would be the most politically correct thing to say for a season's greeting. After all, you can't say Merry Christmas, because the person might be Jewish. And the reverse is true. Or the person could be atheist or agnostic. So we figured you could merge everything together and just say:
Happy Agnosticas Day
(equals: Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Have a nice day)
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SixofNine
Are The Holidays Bothering You At All?
Just the crappy music.
It may be expensive but I need to make up for almost 26 years of lost time.