tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post113452102786719794..comments2023-11-02T07:53:45.876-07:00Comments on Girl's Gone Child: To Christmas or not to Christmas:GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-25987013410937080722011-05-22T22:20:37.218-07:002011-05-22T22:20:37.218-07:00I think, upon having children, that even if I didn...I think, upon having children, that even if I didn't celebrate Christmas, I would invent another tradition heralded by the appearance of an imaginary character once a year just to create an extra reason to have a super-duper imagination-filled fun day with my kiddies! Just because. Our's is not about the materialistics of the celebration (though it is an excellent reason to spoil our kids and let them have a day of being filled with candy and playing in a house of toys/books/craziness (okay the latter happens everyday), but of spending time with family and having a great day! We see family all the time and try to make every day fun, but this is a day filled with imagination and excitement where everything has gone beyond the normal of our day (the point of making it beyond normal in the first place!). My husband's culture doesn't celebrate Christmas but he accepts my desire to share the wonders that I experienced as a child, with our children. When the reality of Christmas and Santa is introduced, nothing will change except their knowledge, as was the case in our family, and therefore the tradition will neither cease nor negatively impact upon their experiences. Afterall, everything in life changes and is interpreted differently depending on our company, our mood and our knowledge. Life is indubitibly beautiful and wonderous and Christmas, as with other significant holidays, is a time to be together and enjoy the wonders of life! Oh and I love the traditions of decorating the fresh pine Christmas tree and dressing the kids in Christmas colours for photographs by the tree. It's just magical for us! xxxTanya Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369458140865512006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1135047719430917592005-12-19T19:01:00.000-08:002005-12-19T19:01:00.000-08:00HAHAHAHAHA! I changed her name by one letter so th...HAHAHAHAHA! I changed her name by one letter so that if she googled herself she would not find me. You just blew my cover, Pear.GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1135010114406748752005-12-19T08:35:00.000-08:002005-12-19T08:35:00.000-08:00KATIE ANGSTEAD! That BITCH!KATIE ANGSTEAD! That BITCH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1134666603045340002005-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:002005-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:00Ohhh festivus? Sounds interesting and pshhhh, ther...Ohhh festivus? Sounds interesting and pshhhh, there is always room for a pole.GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1134647164243489532005-12-15T03:46:00.000-08:002005-12-15T03:46:00.000-08:00I learned everything that was important (the truth...I learned everything that was important (the truth about Santa, Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy) on the school bus. Also learned some SWEET swear words.<BR/><BR/>Would you consider celebrating Festivus? You got room for a Festivus Pole in your living room?Pinterest Failureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576687862751587196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1134591186336581352005-12-14T12:13:00.000-08:002005-12-14T12:13:00.000-08:00In my imagined secular jewish childhood I had Meno...In my imagined secular jewish childhood I had Menorah Mortimer, the atheist, union organizing socialist intellectual with big black-framed glasses who loaned me copies of kafka and eagleton and told me how right I was to spite my fundamentalist christian family and their stupid gift-bestowing materialist capitalist icon.jdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138644775090861195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1134530276267088132005-12-13T19:17:00.000-08:002005-12-13T19:17:00.000-08:00Well you know I'm all about the christmas envy so ...Well you know I'm all about the christmas envy so perhaps I am not the best person to make you feel better about the no-christmas-policy - We don't have a tree either - we celebrate Hanukkah but I am having some serious monster-green-jealousy-issues when I see my friends' beautiful christmas trees and lights..hang in there - you're not alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com