do you remember the simpler Christmas?

Question

not all this rush rush rush

robert= thanks

Answer 1

Ah, Morgan... for the good old days when Christmas meant something... the world has changed in so many ways my friend and not all of them for the better. I love all the modern conveniences but I do not like the price we have had to pay for them and I don't mean in just dollars either! This 24/7 thing has cost us a great deal. We have paid by loosing our family traditions, even sitting together at a table having dinner is a thing of the past. It was tradition to make gifts for our loved ones at Christmas time. We would work on gifts all year long! I will never forget the first pair of slippers I learned to crochet, as a gift for my Mother, with my dear Grandmother teaching me. No one was allowed to see so we had to work on them in private you know! I'm sure this was Grandmother's way of avoiding me being to terribly embarrassed by my mistakes, when we would have to rip out rows of stitching and re-do them again! The neck scarf for Granddad, I was so very proud of it! All made by my little fingers with Grandmothers guidance! That is what it's all about! That is what we don't have anymore! People are to busy and it's to easy to just go make more money and buy something! No one seems to want or be able to find meaning in this anymore...

Answer 2

I can remember when the Decorations did not go up before Thanksving. They magically appeared the day after. I really get offended by the decorations by the 4th of July. I shop all year that is just for the bargains. I always have something for any occasion. I have turned off Christmas music on displays in stores if it was before Thanksgiving. I am really tired of it. I think we spend too much and forget the meaning, if not religious, then family. As long as we tolerate it. It will keep happening. Stockings used to be fruit and nuts and maybe a small present. A couple of presents and A big present from Santa. I wonder if we can turn back the thoughts of people who equate love with presents. I work in a restaurant that is open Christmas. A lot of the people are rude. I am surprised at the families that are there. I do not mind the people who just want some company. I do not understand the families.

Answer 3

It's just the opposite for me and my friends.Years ago, there was more last minute shopping when malls were full and customers were upset and anxious. Now we have little to spend as seniors, and if we can buy gifts, they are less spendy than when we were younger. We make our own, or bake our own gifts now. And we buy less from the stores. We had it once, but we don't now. So there's less stress and more relaxation as Christmas nears. And there's always the gift card that is becoming more and more popular. I have always preferred giving a gift from the store, in Christmases past, but when your income is tight, and bills come first, presents are actually a luxury that have to wait. So we fill in the gaps any way we can. Hoping we can somehow do better, next year.
I think I will keep my eyes open during the year, and buy
some things if I run across them. So that there isn't the worry
and stress in December to buy things all at once, when the
cash isn't there. And I will not go into debt by buying and
having to worry about paying back later. Our daughter knows
that, and doesn't expect anything from us. Tho I could not
receive without giving in return. I wasn't raised that way.
What my husband and I can do, is always appreciated. And
so it's all good. Whether it's home made foods, or bought
at discounts, it's received with a smile and a thank you. For
they were raised that way too.

Answer 4

I remember being shocked the first time I saw Christmas decorations up in the stores before Thanksgiving. Now, they barely wait until Halloween is over.
But being younger than most here, no I don't remember a simpler time. For me it's not just Christmas it's December in general. My employer holds mandatory courses in December. Being in the income tax business there really isn't any other time, but spending 8-12 nights in class every December really does make me have to rush to get any Holiday anything accomplished.

Answer 5

Morgan O

I waws out for awhile today and could not believe how much traffic there was and how rude people have become while shopping.

I noticed that the employees seemed to have a very lack luster attitude also as to say "Glad when this rush is all over"

Answer 6

My most vivid memory of Christmas was just before we entered WWII. It was at the end of the depression and we lived with my grandparents. My grandmother was quite creative and she put together a Christmas tree made from branches of a fir tree she had planted years before. It was a beautiful tree to my very young eyes. My sister and I received child sized furniture that my father had made for us. We thought it was from Santa, of course. That Christmas was the one I remember above all others.

Answer 7

Sure do, and when I try to recreate it and keep things as simple as possible, I almost feel guilty for not "keeping up" with the craziness and pressure. Seems like Christmas has become all about retail and high numbers, instead of faith and family.

Answer 8

I can still remember Christmas before it was turned into a huge commercial mother lode. Is it any wonder most people do not equate Christmas with the birth of Jesus anymore?

Answer 9

Christmas has become a rushed, forced commercial endeavor mostly lacking its true spiritual meaning.

Answer 10

i sure do. i think people have forgotten the real meaning of christmas. it sure isnt like it used to be,and that is sad.