That was the last Christmas my brother and I got gifts from my mom. "its Jesus's birthday, not yours." and she was right, but after 15 years
(10 for the boy) of getting tons of stuff, it was hard to believe her.
We got things we still have. Our own TVs, I got a camera- which I still have but just stopped using this year when I went digital, a video game system, clothes, etc. It was great. We didn't have a tree, but that was never anything big for me. I don't even remember the trees we had when I was lil.
The next year we got nothing on Christmas. We got plenty during the year though, and nice things for our birthdays. My mother decided she wasn't going broke ("enough to get by/ enough to get fly/ only to start the new year off in debt" I know you know that song) or getting into the commerciality of a day that wasn't even Jesus's real birthday. I still adhere to that, which is probably why when people ask me what I want for Christmas I say I don't know. I don't think about it that way, and spend most of my time trying to figure out what I'm getting the few people I do shop for. And they tend to get things when I see stuff that I think they'd like. And they don't even get their gifts on Christmas, and certainly don't have to open them that day.
So I'm not really... In a bah humbug mood... I just tend to stray from hype in general. That's one of the reasons I don't watch grey's anatomy. People are saying its so great, I'm sure to be disappointed when I do try to get into it. And supposedly everyone's happy this season, but suicide rates are higher in December, probably because every commercial on tv is making those people depressed for not having family around, or not being able to be quite THAT happy, which inevitably makes you sadder.
I haven't been a great fan of 2007. I'm glad its almost over. But December is kicking me in the arse. I'm steady. Not terribly thrilled at anything, but not so depressed either. I'm "over it." that's my motto right now. Over it. Part of me wants to get sucked into it and sing Christmas carols and wear ugly sweaters, but even then I know way deep down it wouldn't be true.
I wonder what would happen if I didn't get anyone anything.
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2 comments:
i thought i'd be disappointed, too, but i loooved grey's (as you know). you can watch online. the only thing is, there are a bunch of things that build on each other, like any other series that lasts more than 3 seasons. i tried for a long time not to like friends and i do. seinfeld i still can't tolerate. sometimes the hype is worth it.
bah humbug.
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