When did people seriously start to notice that something had gone dreadfully wrong with Christmas? I think Charlie Brown did back in the 60s when I was just a wee tardlet. 50 ~ 60 years later…?
Oh yeah - something has gone seriously wrong with the holiday season.
Remember to include batteries this year, fellas.
Yeah, probably people from the Great Depression seeing all the boomer kids after the war getting spoiled rotten with their soft lives and every toy conceivable. My grandmother used to tell me that as a girl, for Christmas she'd get an orange, maybe a pair of shoes, and some hand-me-down clothes. Now? My grandkids get so many presents that they literally can't remember what all they opened, no way they can play with everything. Half the clothes they get are worn once, then six months later don't fit and get sold in a garage sale. Their rooms are stuffed to the gills with junk they don't even bother with. 90% of their time is on tablets and TV.
ReplyDeleteJust had another argument with the wife, she is insistent on competing against the other grandparents on gift giving. It's so fucked up I can't even imagine. I can't afford it but there she goes, buying more junk. In another life I'd just fucking ignore Christmas and refuse to celebrate.
I should probably stop commenting. I'm already fed up and it's only 7 am.