You know what's frustrating? Recently some of my relatives (who shall not be named) made a big huff about not buying Christmas presents. They said they don't have any money and don't want to buy anything. I was asked what I thought about this...
In all honesty, I don't buy presents for people in order to get presents back! I buy things for the people I love year-round and NOT just at Christmas anyways! If I see something that I think you'll like, I'll pick it up. Sometimes I put these things aside for Christmas and other times I give them out when I get them just to make the people I love feel special...
The whole idea of giving Christmas presents because you feel obligated is bullshit in my book. I don't want anyone to feel like they HAVE to buy me gifts...I don't work that way. I'd rather you just wish me a Merry Christmas than buy me something for the sake of buying me something. I'm a simple person, and I don't need anything anyways!
I don't know...it just makes me mad when people lose sight of the real reason for the season and dwell on the petty things!
I know what you mean. Though I can actually see both sides to this.
ReplyDeleteSide A: Not being able to get the really awesome gifts you wanted to get for someone kinda sucks when you get super awesome gifts from them. It makes you feel a bit bad because it looks like you really don't care (even if you do).
Side B: It really isn't about gifts. It's about being with the ones you love, and in this case a pretty important birth.