This time of year, my roommates (boyfriend/cat) and I
constantly argue about the importance our household will place on the holidays.
I would like to place an extreme amount of importance by adding extra decorations,
food, family, friends, and fun. They would like to place little (cat) to none
(boyfriend.)
Nothing says "Christmas" like a Keanu Reeves meme. |
What my roommates don’t understand is that I am a girl who trick-or-treated
until I was 19. Mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie run through my veins. I
(honestly) thought Santa Clause was real well into my double digits. (I made it
work somehow in my mind… i.e. He had helpers impersonate him. His sleigh was
more like a rocket that had technology NASA didn’t yet.) Boyfriend says the
holidays are used exploit us as consumers and “its disgusting” and all that. He
also, as an agnostic, LOVES to call into question my religious beliefs whenever
I’m like, “BUT IT’S CHRISTMAS!” I grew up religious, but it’s not those values
that call to me around October. It’s the traditions. I’ll admit, I spend more
money around this time of year, but it’s because I want to surround myself with
the sights and sounds of the season and I want to give gifts that show people
that I’m thinking about them. SOMETIMES, it gets a little stressful
financially. And yes, people like Nicole Westbrook (See video below) happen and try to ruin
Thanksgiving forever and it makes you sick. And yes, the ENDLESS car
commercials where wife/husband receives car for Christmas but are disappointed
because they REALLY wanted the car the commercial is advertising, are just the
absolute worst and are a complete disconnect from most of the world. AND Yes, Black Friday is a ploy to get us to
spend more money than most of us planned and they’ve actually begun to mark prices
back up (Best Buy) on Black Friday just to make even more money off of those
who are “eager” enough to shop that day. BUT, some people actually enjoy the
challenge and have made it a family activity and some people actually save a
lot of money on an item they might not otherwise be able to afford. So… hey, to each his own. I personally, will never
participate because I don’t want to die being trampled by Wal-Mart Monkeys and
because I like sleep and alcohol too much to wake up early/stay awake that
long. And, quite frankly, I’ve never been asked to go.
"I didn't get the vintage day scarf I wanted." |
Here’s what I’m saying: Religious or not and no matter what
Holiday you celebrate, the weather’s cozy, the lights are pretty, the
festivities are abundant, family time is at an all time high, eating is mandatory,
and you get to give and RECEIVE presents! SO, all you critics better let the F
up on all your “anti-establishment” research and learn to enjoy yourselves
because if I am subject to one more story of an obscure example of extreme
consumerism or anti-capitalist/anti-religious rants, I will personally rip the
lensless, black-rimmed glasses right off your face and take that AND your
ironic Elmo shirt, put it in my toilet, and I will take my morning shit on
them. And all you crazy consumers better
not max out your credit cards for your ungrateful children or give a single
gift card this year to take the easy route, because, guess what? That says, I had
to get you a gift card because I didn’t care enough to think too hard about
you. (That’s right. And no, not even if the gift card is for a massage. Do that
shit yourself! It will mean more! Oh, a gift card for the movies? NOPE! Make a
movie for someone and tell me they won’t talk about that for many, many
Christmases to come!) Enjoy yourselves. Donate your time to someone. Do
something nice for someone. Make something for someone. Make a special dinner.
Watch a special movie. Do it all with the people you love and Fucking ENJOY
YOURSELVES!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from all of us here at Andrea Chesley: Blogger.
PS. Try not to be too upset this happened.....
Just be happy these things did happen....
Agreed, Christmas is more fun when you enjoy the season of food, family and fun and not so much the stuff. The cat picture kills me, Watch out Fitz!
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