Making It In America

Every year, about this time, they crawl out of the woodwork. You know who they are! Those people who start complaining about Christmas. No, I don’t mean the atheists. I mean those individuals who say things like, “it’s too commercialized”, “it’s too expensive”, “postage is too high” or, “they start too early with the decorations and the music”. Where do they come from and why can’t they solve their issues?
Okay, too commercialized? Don’t buy into it and celebrate it your way. Make homemade gifts, cookies, and so forth. Don’t take the kids to go see Santa. Do everything the way it was done when Laura Ingles Wilder lived on the little prairie. Hang up your own socks and put oranges in them. Avoid commercialization-you’re in charge of your own celebration.
Now, it’s too expensive? First, I’d like to refer to my previous comment. Second, don’t buy expensive gifts. Get one nice gift for everyone. No one says it have to take hours to open gifts. The tree doesn’t have to be over-ladened with stuff! It may hurt the first year, but the family will get used to it in time.
Then, postage is too high? Give me a break! You can go to the dollar store and buy a box of fifteen cards. Buy fifteen stamps at $.042 each. For $7.40 (including tax), you can have yearly contact with fifteen of your closest friends. For less that $0.60 a piece you can do this, and you say your friends aren’t worth sixty cents? I don’t think postage is the problem!
As for the decorations and songs, ignore them if you aren’t ready for them. For myself, I officially start Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving. I don’t pay attention to anything before then. Try it. Unless you just want to gripe, it works.
Officially (in my book), it is after Thanksgiving, so I’d like to take a moment to say to all, Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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