Gobble gobble....
There's one thing that REALLY annoys me about the commercialization of the holidays. What is that? I went into Hobby Lobby early this fall...and they were already putting out their Christmas decorations. I mean, it wasn't even Labor Day yet!
Last week, as I was driving home from work, I noticed that there are a lot of people who have already put up their Christmas lights, nativity scenes, and I even saw a Christmas tree inside a house window! Gobble gobble people! Can't you wait until AFTER Thanksgiving? Isn't this just overemphasizing the commercialization? People talk about bringing the holidays back to their original purpose of being about family, not presents. With all of this Christmas stuff being shoved in our faces from August to December, aren't we giving our children the wrong impression?
I refuse to put up anything Christmasy until after Thanksgiving. I do have a Christmas tree, but my eyes were larger than my living room when I bought it and it's TOO BIG. (I need to donate it to a group and buy something smaller.) So, my big decoration this year will consist of the wreath I ordered from the Boy Scouts to hang on my front door. I may hang a few ornaments from the archway going into my living room, but otherwise, I'll keep it small. (Less for me to take down later.)
Just my two cents on the whole shibang.
2 comments:
I have to agree with you. Way too much commercialization. Have you seen these stores that have Christmas stuff for sale year round? You know, there's like two dozen other holidays throughout the year, and tons of other religious holidays, to boot. We don't see any of those flaunted year round, do we? It's nuts! So, ditto to everything you said.
On a side note, you "have a Christmas tree"? Does this mean that you own one of those fake, wanna-be trees? That's one place I just won't go. It's gotta be real - dead or alive, it's gotta be real. Tsk, tsk, tsk... what're we gonna do about you?;)
Of course I have a fake tree. Why would I want a real one? Sticky sap everywhere, needles that stab you and draw blood, a water bucket large enough to sustain a herd of cattle....not to mention the FIRE hazard. No no no, I'll keep my fake one. Unfortunately I didn't realize just how WIDE the base was when I bought it last year (and it's a NICE tree, thank you very much), so it takes up 1/2 - 2/3 of the living room. My Christmas tree looks just like the ones in the fairy tales with the train going round and round it. *sniff* So there! :P~~~
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