That was how I intended to start this journal. I really tried to think of all the reasons why Americans are greedy on holidays, but I tripped. I cannot make myself relate to write sentence upon sentence of rant. I have trouble putting myself into another family, because in my naivety, I feel like other families treat holidays the way my family does. However, I know this is not true in certain cases, for how many other families have a birthday on Christmas Eve (Me.), and then Christmas (My dad.)?
But with holidays like Thanksgiving, before we eat we always go around the table and say what we're thankful for. I usually mumble something quietly along the lines of, "I'm thankful for my family, and our safety. That we have food on the table...etc."
Admittedly, I don't really listen to what my family has to say, because in the mean time, I'm too busy saying what I'm really thankful for. In my head. (Horrible, right?) Although I hope that a lot of families share around the table, I cannot help but doubt that so many of them are reeaaalllly thankful for what they are saying. Are they really grateful for what they have? Just from eavesdropping over conversations of others, I really think they don't.
I can't help but feel like people really expect to be given things on Christmas, instead of being the one to give. When did Halloween turn from celebrating the end of the "lighter" half of the year, to a candy-giving palooza where a lot of kids don't even dress up anymore? It's sad to me, that that has what it has become.
I suppose upon reflecting over this, I did end up bashing anyway. So..whoop! I did what I intended. ^^;
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