Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Priorities.....why?
So when we are children, Christmas day is the day that we live for. Birthdays are whatever, Easter is a day when we get eggs and candy and then Valentines day is a day we get heart shaped cookies and more candy. But when we turn into adults, the priorities change. Christmas just becomes a hassle. Shopping, wrapping, fighting about keeping the gifts hidden, getting a tree, putting up lights, cooking, cleaning, blah blah blah. It becomes more and more of a hassle than it ever should be. As children, all we want are gifts. As adults, all we want is for it to be over. On Christmas day, as a child, all we want is to wake up and tear the crap outta those gifts. As an adult, we sleep in. For as long as possible. Neither age groups really understand the real meaning of Christmas, I don’t think. But all religious beliefs aside, priorities change extremely depending on age. Is that a good thing? Comments are welcome.
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So I typed a 3 paragraph response to this and hit a button. SURPRISE! reply disappeared. :( But essentially, what I said (in so many words) is seize the opportunity that you have in noticing the situation. Enjoy what Christmas is really about by enjoying the time with the youngins and sharing the love. But at the same time try and take some of the stress away from the adults. All you can do at this point (the point of being neither child nor adult) is decide what you will do in your future.
ReplyDeletep.s. i think your vision of both may be skewed. We were always excited to see the family and eat the dinner. Excited to play the games and enjoy the events (although we did love the gifts). As adults (not that i really know) it becomes about creating those memories for your children. Dont forget that we cant see peoples intentions.
xoxox