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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL
wow sway! This post is great! Thanks for the history on this.
It has bothered me when ppl use xmas. I'm not one of those preachin "don't take the christ out of christmas" I just take christ very seriously and do not prefer to abbreviate his name in a holiday dedicated to him. I also do not like to use te term "oh my god" or gosh unless I am really in need of god.
I think it is great that you still enjoy the holiday even though you are not into that shit. That is why it exists. It does not exist so we can start buying shit in september with candy canes on it. It is not a holiday originally intened to have entire commercial industries built around. Christmas makes me sad sometimes because it has turned into a crock of shit. THree months of being barraged with advertisements to buy crap they don't need to show your loved ones how much you care about them.
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Oh, all that stuff bothers me too. Too many people dread it because of the amount of money they feel morally obligated to spend, when they should really only feel morally obligated to (hopefully...) have the day off with their family + have fun. That aspect of it is sad, I agree.