my mom doesnt have much money at all one small income 2 kids with needs doesnt work anyway she got me 5 or 6 small things for christmas and a new puppy(it came from my dads friend so it was free it doesnt count)but my stocking isnt going to be halfway full i know everything she got me yet she doesnt know that i know what she got and im worried if i tell her she will feel really sad and guilty and try to buy me more which is just wasting her money to make me happy last night she was on the phone and i heard her crying because she couldnt buy anybody anything not even her own parents i dont want to tell her but on Christmas if i act surpised shell know(she always does when i act)then shell get sadder than she is now and try to make it up by using all the money she can spare to buy me something expensive and that wont make me happy at all it will upset me because that money is for her school so she can pay instead of having to quit what should i do i want to make my mom happy anyway i can
2006-12-23 14:50:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
i have a "life savings" that i worked for here and the amount is 800.00 (no i didnt steal anything!) i got her a 400.00 dollar massage table so she could work doind that(that is what she goes to school for) and i took 350.00 dollars worth in bills without her knowing and paid them im willing to do MUCH more
and i wasnt snooping!!!! her room got trashed because my lil sis and my dog tore it up so i was trying to clean it for her and i found them it is just books(i love to read) a new chain for my dirtbike and a mug
i meant it doesnt count as in what she spent her money on which im greatful for! if she would have bought that dog it would have been 400.00 dollars and i dont want her to spend that much on me i dont care what i get as long as im with her and my lil sis!
2006-12-23 14:50:37 · update #1
The best thing you can do that will probably make her the happiest person on the planet is go up to her and say, "I love you mom and I appreciate everything you do for us".
2006-12-23 14:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by vicvega420 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Money goes in cycles. Some years and some Christmases are better than other ones. It is no big deal!
Your mother needs to know that Christmas is supposed to be a jolly season! Can you help decorate the house? Can you help cook a meal or some cookies? When money was low....we all went out and looked at decorations on the other houses and came home and ate cookies and hot chocolate.
Now is the time to start NEW holiday traditions with your family. Go to the park and feed the ducks. Go to the dog park and watch all the happy dogs. Creating fun memories is worth all the money in the world.
Make a meal for your mom.
Act surprised on Christmas. Tell your mom that she is the best mom in the world. Tell her that next year will be better.
Save your savings. Parents do not need the children to parent them. It is the parent's job to send the kids out into the world. You will need all your saving to take care of yourself. You sound like a caring, hard-working, and thrifty person. You have many responsible, admirable qualities. Your mother has given you many special gifts already.
2006-12-23 15:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by Crispy_Frog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG its sooo nice that someone in the world is kind!, just do all ur chores and dont put any extra weight on her for now, just tell her not to spend everything on u, instead to just get u 1 thing and have enough 4 everyone, if u have money help her, give everyone a present from both of u, that way she wont have to pay everything, just tell her ur happy the way things are, u dont need much, also show this to ur sibling and see how much weight is being put on because of immatura actions. just help ur mom in any thing u can right now!
be the best u can be!
give her all the support she needs
2006-12-23 14:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by katykat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to understand one thing; Christmas isn't about giving, its about sharing and being with one another. Like me, the best Christmas present that I ever got was my Family. I don't need gifts, I needed my Mother and my Family. I made my Mother a card and explained to her what Christmas is to me and how she makes my Christmas every year feel, warmth, and lots of love. The greatest joy is being close to your mom, cause no one, no gift, not even money, can love you like your mother does. Don't tell her that you know what she got you. When Christmas arrives, just be a good child and say "Thank You" and " I Love you Mom!" And afterwards, tell her everyday that you love her and that you're very proud of her for being someone to depend on. She will always be your number one. Good Luck, my friend and if you ever need to write someone. Here is my email address, its: DSanchez1976@yahoo.com and my name is David. I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and to have a Happy New Years. God Bless you and your family!
2006-12-23 15:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mindscrambler 30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only 5?! Venus In Furs - Velvet Underground I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges Or, The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd Taste The Pain - Red Hot Chili Peppers Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa The End - The Doors (if you actually played this just before you died it would make for a dramatic exit)
2016-05-23 03:05:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus never asked for his birthday to be celebrated. Christmas is not even his real birthday. Christmas is so material and indulgent that it is hard on the poor. Jesus only asked for the memorial of his sacrifice to be remembered.
Do not worry about christmas it is hollow and worldly.
You love your mom and some people here are selfish in their comforts they have no time for your pains.
But don't let Christmas be the all of the year. You can have a family time any time of the year. Christmas is really so hyped up that it is not about Jesus and to be honest it belongs to pagan worship. Tell your mom the truth that you do not want gifts but her love all year. Jesus' birthday date is not recorded in the Bible yet his death date is proveable. Which means his death is far more important. Christmas is worldly it is fools gold. Made to look holy but really worthless to God.
2006-12-23 14:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She needs to get past the illusion of Christmas. Most people in the U.S. killed themselves Christmas time because they feel their life don't measure up to the X'mas hype.
M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.
Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.
The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.
2006-12-23 14:54:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can simply tell her that you love her, and appreciate everything she has done for you and your sister. And the important thing as that the three of you are together as a family. And act surprised, that is the least you can do, your mother has struggled to provide gifts. And tell her that Christmas and the birth of Jesus has nothing to do with buying gifts and Santa Claus that is the pagan way of celebration. God bless****
2006-12-23 15:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont tell her that you know your gifts. Just appreciate them. Don't try to act surprised, just feel happy in your heart that your mom loves you so much she makes sacrafices for you.
Focus on the people, not the gifts. I hope you have a good christmas.
2006-12-23 14:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by Contessa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U seem like a good kid. If I were I'd tell my mom I'm always there 4 her if she needs me and that I love her and she doesn't have 2 buy me anything 4 x-mas and just knowing that she loves me is enough!
2006-12-23 14:55:43 · answer #10 · answered by nadie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋