Christmas is a time for giving, a time for loving, a time for sharing. It is a time of expectation and excitement and hope and faith and love. It is a time when families and friends get together to bury grudges and to forgive wrongs. It is the season of hapiness, of peace and of joy.
Then why am I not experiencing all the above?
I love my husband and I love my children, but right now, my one wish for Christmas is to wrap them each individually in beautiful Christmas wrapping, tie a colourful ribbon around each lovingly wrapped package, and post them to someone else until after Christmas. I will then spend Christmas in the quiet of my own home missing them but at least there will be no bickering, pretending, no selfish demands, and no competing for centre stage.
Don't get me wrong. I do not think that my family is more selfish or demanding than other families, and yes I am part and parcel of my family, it is just that this year I recognise the fact that all the Christmas joy and cheer is often only skin deep and I do not enjoy coming out of the season bruised and battered emotionally from trying to maintain a veneer of peace and love and joy.
I want honesty in Christmas this year. For instance, I do not want presents that will put the givers in debt, I do not want presents that is given simply because it is the thing to do and I do not want to give presents that will put me in debt or that I do not truly want to give. I do not want to pretend that all is peace and hapiness while I still feel like taking hold of some members of my family and shaking them untill their senses drop into place. I also want my family to be honest and tell me if, when and what I do wrong them and how we can fix it. I want us to stop the pretending and just be who and what we are... a normal family with normal issues and hangups and problems.
I want Christmas to be simple, honest and over. I want 2010 to roll on so that we can all get back to our normal selves, living our normal lives, with our normal problems and issues... that I can cope with!
7 comments:
Loving your honesty!
I second that...but, in spite of what we want, can that happen??
Right on! I'm rather glad my blood family isn't around to bicker with or pretend that everything is "just fine." Instead my choosen family are always honest with each other making Christmas one more special day in life. Good luck. And please don't ship any of them to me. ;-)
Thank you Marit.
I know RNSANE, we are so used to wearing masks and trying to be what we think society (and our families) expect of us that it would probably be impossible. Then again, maybe masks is what sometimes (or most of the time)makes life bearable.
Okay Gaelyn, I won't ship you one but when you are over here in March, you can choose one for yourself, but Matix and JD is not part of this offer - lol. Animals are so much less complicated don't you think?
A very good post full of sincere common sense. An island of sanity in a sea of madness. If I were to wrap my husband up ready for mailing I would use a staple gun, rather than sticky tape right now and he would go off without a return address. I have yet to decide if I am getting him a gift this year.
I can understand all of that. I just want to spend some time with my family this year.
Christmas isn't about the presents anymore for me. It should just be nice and simple.
Time together, a meal, and move on. I hear ya.
"An island of sanity in a sea of madness"... Rider, I guess that is exactly what I am looking for.
Hi Chase, welcome and thanks for visiting. Thank you for understanding and not thinking me mad or evil for not "enjoying the Christmas spirit".
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