For obvious reasons Christmas has been on my mind quite often lately. And in my many moments of thinking about it, I thought about the huge craze that everyone goes through to get everyone they know a great gift.
I don't know if its this year, or if it's just that I'm old enough to notice, how much Christmas is JUST about gifts. Although for some people it is about being with family and celebrating the birth of our Lord, for many it's a stressful time of year.
One thing that really got my attention was the music. So many schools have been banned from singing Christmas songs that are too 'holy' or 'christian'. I was so blown away by this! Something similar to this is, the colors red and green have been banned from dress wear for students performing what they call a "Winter Concert".
On to the last topic of Christmas that I do want to add on, presents. Although, I can't complain about getting nice things under the tree every year, I can't help feel like some kids just don't get it. I read a story online about this new "leap pad tablet" so... and iPad for toddlers. I read that so many stores had ran out of stock and parents were desperate to get them. There going price was 100 dollars, but when stores ran out, parents started buying for much much more than that. There was a small stock of them online for sale that were flying out of stock for over 300 dollars! How desperate these parents are to get their babies a tablet! When I was a small child I received PJ's and baby dolls (that DIDN'T require batteries) and good old barbie dolls. Don't get me wrong, I understand the world must progress in some way, but giving a 3year-old a tablet, even if it's made for 3year-old's, is just too much for me to handle.
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