My family - pretty commercial. We give gifts, eat dinner, go home. There is no sitting around for hours enjoying each other & playing cards, there are no gifts from the heart - mainly a bunch of gift cards flying around.
If I were to give something philanthropic like a donation to feed the hungry in their name - they'd look at me like I was crazy.
If I suggested we do something more - they'd tell me that 2 hrs was enough & they wanted to sleep.
So this holiday has me thinking deeper. Should I stay here in our home town (big suburban city), or should we move to a smaller close knit community? Should we give the gift cards bc that's what people want or should we THINK about the gift & give one of meaning (material or non-material)? I have been questioning my family and the way things are done and how I want my kids to "get" Christmas.
Just wondering if the holidays have others questioning things as well?
2007-11-19
15:03:16
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