As we get closer to the holiday season I am starting to wonder more and more about what this time of year is about. I have been finding that more and more holidays are about stuff not family, friends, and a joyous spirit. I myself have found it hard to not fall into the "must buy more mode" as I was shopping for Dylan. Do you find that this time of year is more about buying things then the more traditional meanings that go with this time of year?
As part of my "Summer of doing things for me" I have decided to review my readings. As you can see below I am part of the summer reading challenge. The first book that I read was a classic book by Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper. I would have to say that this was one of the best books by Picoult that I have read. I really do enjoy her style of writing, where she writes from multiple character's perspectives, but she did an extraordinary job in this novel. Her character work was outstanding. I particularly enjoyed her character work with the older brother Jessie. She made him such an interesting character and a great addition to the main story line. I think I connected to this because I see everyday how student react to the various situations in their life. I also loved the ending. I of course won't give that away here, but it was a classic twist Picoult ending.
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Personally I do think this time of year for me is more just about enjoying with the family. I'm so excited to see my family. On Christmas Eve I go to my aunts on my mom's side, and this is the best part of the whole holiday because some of the people who i see i dont see for the whole year. It also is great because there is no SCHOOL! A nice break! : )
i think that this time of year for me personally is about my family and friends. i dont see my moms side of the family much so it is nice to get to see them. i fell that also it is a time to show people that you car e about them. i love the holidays because everyone is in a good mood and it is just alot of fun. plus i love to eat all of the food.
I feel like the holidays have become more about getting presents and thats not good. Christmas and the holidays should be about family and spending time with family. It's bad enough that people struggle to get their presents done and to get the right present. Then at one point you feel like you haven't spent enough and thats not what its about at all. I feel like this time of year has become more about buying presents when it should really be about family.
I think the holidays should be more about being with your whole family and your friends but, it has been becoming more about gifts, buying and getting them. Christmas is really about being with your whole family. For me I love Christmas because, it's the one time of the year i finally get to see everyone in my family! (:
To me this time of the year is meant to spending all the holidays with my family. And yea of course getting gifts and buying gifts for everyone is a little perk to, but i think that i look forward to having a great time with my family more then i do with what th ey brought me.The holidays mean something different to everyone but to me is all the ones i love.
Yeah i totally understand, i feel as though we go through this season and all we are really thinking about is buying for others, all the stores are FULL of people. i think many people dont really know what the meaning of Christmas is. i mean i admit i do go out and go crazy and buy things for others but that is just what i am accustomed to. i really do think that this season is really for being with family and sharing memories throughout the year. but some people take it to extremes to make it more about buying.
Honestly, I think that when I was younger the holidays seemed to be more about the gifts. However know that my borthers and I have grown past the plastic toy stage it's deffinitly more about family when the holidays come around. On Chistmas Eve we have my mom's side over for a big dinner and it's always great to see everyone. Then on Christmas Day we have my dad's side over and we have a huge meal and play games all night.
This time of year is about family and friends for me. However I also find it hard not to fall into the whole shopping frenzy. The holidays have become far too comercialized and materialistic. So this year my extended family decided not to do gifts at all and instead just have an extra long holiday party where we were able to spend so much more time with eachother than normal. This seemed like a HORRIBLE idea at first but it ended up being rather enjoyable and I hope we continue with this tradition
christmas doesnt feel the same as when i was little.. when i was a kid christmas spirit was strong.. right now it just feels like another day.. besides the presents! maybe when i have kids of my own christmas will become exciting again.. i have to say this christmas felt way differant than the others..randy and i shared christmas and christmas eve together and with both of our familys.. christmas 2008 was pretty good :)
I think that alot of people get wrapped up in buying presents for people and sometimes might forget what the holiday is truely about. I love being able to see my cousins and hang out with them because both families have busy schedules so it is hard to find time to get together with them. I really like that my brothers get to come home too because they are away at school or training or whatever and I am not able to see them that much either besides my younger brothers who are still at home.
During previous years i looked more forward to christmas because of the money and the presents but ive found that as ive gotten older i enjoy the time i get to spend with my family because we all have the days off so we have time to get together. i didnt really ask for much this year and just looked forward to everyone getting together and realizing how much we all care about each other. i think that getting over that materialistic attitude definitely is something that comes with getting older.
I definitely think that each year, the holidays become more of a "What should I get this person for a present," instead of what they should really be about. I think it's really important to spend time with your family, rather then spending a bunch of money on X BOX's or..northface jackets? I agree that it's exciting to get presents, and if you really wanted something and you finally get it, you get really happy. But I think it's more special when the whole family gets together and just spends time with each other. (I hope no one took offense to the north face comment by the way..) :X
i have mixed emotions, because i do like to buy things for my family members, but i do also like to spend time with family members that i usually dont see. but i can understand why people say its not all about giving.
I definitely think so, I think it's just the fact hat you want to buy things for the people you love because of the holiday, but people get so carried away with buying things to show how much they care that that's what the holiday becomes primarily about. Plus all of the shopping and cooking and preparations take time, and the holiday itself is only one day, so you may remember more of the preparations and shopping than the holiday but that's only because you spent more time doing that.
for me, the holidays are about being with family and friends. however, during the past few years i have realized that they have become more about giving and receiving gifts. although i dont mind giving gifts, or receiving in that case, i think it should be more about the relationship you share with your loved ones.
I think that in my family the meaning of christmas has actually gotten better. When I was younger I would only care about how many presents I got and if I got more or less presents than my brother. And my mom would go out buying so many gifts for us it was ridiculous. If I had 7 and my brother had 8, she would have to go out and buy another, until we each had way more than we needed.But now, I enjoy buying gifts for family members and friends. And I actually put thought into the gifts too. In the end, I just like watching people recieve their gifts and how excited and happy about the gift they got.
i think this is the time for our family and friends. on the holidays, we can visit our loved once whom we don't meet frequently. holiday is the best time to get together with our friends and family rather than giving and receiving gifts.
I think this time of year is about family and friends. Although gift's are nice they aren't everything. I find myself enjoying buying other people things rather than recieving. I always have the toughest time coming up with a Christmas list. I just enjoy spending the time with my family who I only get to see a couple times a year.
I feel like up until recently for me, christmas was all about gifts, and outbuying yourself last year and having to have better gifts than the year before. But this year, with a lot going on in my family where they couldn't make it to our traditional get together, it really showed me that the true meaning of christmas and the great feeling comes from being with that ones that you love and just having them around. SO many people these days focus on material things that theres no time to remember what the holiday spirit is really about. Though getting things that you didn't have to spend your money on really isnt such a bad treat once in a while!
i think this time of year is supposed to be focused on family but it sometimes can get away from us. i see my family alot, but it's more fun when we all sit at the dinner table and laugh at eachother and tell stories. my grandmother came from portugal so shes very big on family and she makes christmas the best holiday. recently ive been trying to get everyone in my family a little something but its hard, im not a very good buyer. but they never expect anything they would rather our whole family be together and enjoy eachothers company rather than focus on material things. and i really love my grandmas cooking alott :]
i find that this time of year in this day n age is all about buying and giving...people dont do things like spend time with eachother and share a laugh...now sociiety is all materialistic so we're just worried about if our aunt is gunna send us our gift in the mail on time and a text sayin merry xmas...like its cool and all with all the advances...but ppl dont really get to spend the family time together or get the true meaning of holidays...we just buy bcuz matrial things keep ppl happy...but not 4ever...
Actually my family felt the same way about the holidays and decided to simplify it this year. Everyone spent a lot less money and we spent more time together. This helped my family to come a little closer and everyone did not have to worry as much about money. Also it made it a lot easier to enjoy the holidays and the time with my family. Although i love getting presents it was nice this year to have a little less stress on my shoulders of the family fighting.
i definetly think that when we are younger or when an adult is buying things for kids that it is more about the gifts... especialy with the whole ecitement about santa claus. But as we get older and more now with the economy, people have to cut back on there budget and give less, that more have to think about the true meaning of the holiday spirts. I now i did, i just embrace my family during this time.. i really enjoy watching all my brother and sisters be happy about the little gifts they have, nowing that some day they will sonn to learn the true meaning of holiday spirit.
Sam A.
I like the holidays because i get to see my family and i only see them about 4 times a year, so this is special for me. The holidays to me means that my family comes and stays over my house and we all catch up. Although, I think that it is turning into more of a consumer holiday because of black friday and all of these other sales to get people to the stores and buy stuff they most likely do not need.
I believe that now-a-days holidays are about gifts. The element of family has stepped back a bit in importance. Maybe I think this way because I'm not that close to my family. I also think that as you get older, the magic just fades away. I no longer get excited for holidays.
I believe that now that i am older the holidays are alot more about family, its because now that im older i can talk to those in my family who are older. As a child i believe that it is all about gifts and shopping for them, kids dont know what the meaning of christmas and easter is, so they love the idea of getting new things. As kids get older, the recieving gifts becomes less important, and family is what matters.
I think that today's society has really become obssessed with gifts and buying on almost all holidays, especially Christmas! Personally this time to me is more about spending time with family and going through all the traditions and customs during the holidays. When I was little it was definitely more about the presents but now that has changed and it is family who I look forward to. I think that people do buy TONS of gifts during the holidays BUT they still know that family is number one and gifts are only something to enhance the get-togethers.
ithink that the holidays are about family. i have a big family and dont get to see them all alot. so yeah it is nice to get to see people like that. plus they are mostly happy. it is also nice to get presents though
For many people the most important thing about holiday seseaons has become presents instead of family. yet, i dont think its like that for me. while i buy presents its because i love the people, and its more about hanging with family
I think that holiday time is for your family and not the stuff you get. I have a really big family so we are all really close and i love it ! I love to be around them because we will just sit there and talk and have a good time. I love my family with all my heart and i would rather be around them than get presents.
-Nisha
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