My cousin was worried about what to get everyone, who to get for, how much she had to spend on each person, and I basically feel bad because I don't have a child like she does to worry about, and I only buy for the people in my immediate family. I don't kill myself buying gifts, but I tried to drill it into her head that Christmas doesn't need to be all about the gifts and the materialistic stuff...
And I understand that everyone likes to give and feel good, but with today's economy and the fact that money is soo tight is there anyone out there who feels that it's okay if there aren't a bunch of presents under the tree? I mean really, you could buy gifts like that all year round, why even stress out trying to buy them all at once and for multiple people...
So my whole opinion on this is that Christmas might be about giving instead of receiving, but it should also somehow be tied into giving LOVE and/or togetherness and then we wouldn't have to stress out about buying all these presents and making sure everyone is pleased with their gifts.
I mean, yes, at a time when I was younger I could never imagine a Christmas without a lot of presents, but of course now that I'm older I appreciate the other aspects of Christmas, and I am just blogging to say that before the actual Christmas season comes in full swing, this is what people should be considering.
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