For several years now, I have been on a mission that may destroy our economy. This mission was generated after too many frustrating Christmases where I spent what little free time I had during the holidays traversing crowded malls and nearly dying in parking lots where open spaces resemble a shark feeding frenzy. The end results of these journeys was to spend money on presents for adults who either would not really appreciate the gift or already knew it was coming. Commercialism has beaten into our brains, starting in October now, that this is the right thing to do.
My response was to stop buying Christmas presents for anyone that did not qualify as a child. Wife, mother, brother, didn't matter. Well, it did matter to them, and I wasn't regarded highly by my wife that first year i executed it, but she got over it eventually. Besides, I had a lot more fun only shopping for toys. Is there any other time of year where a 30 year old man having a shopping cart full of items for little girls or boys isn't creepy?
My boycott may have to go a bit further after this year's Christmas, though. My niece, who is five, was apparently angry after opening presents from Santa because, while she had received an iTouch, Wii, and multiple other presents, but she didn't get some piece of crap item that was about $20. Santa's oversight would apparently would ruin her day.
What my niece didn't know was that my wife and I had gotten this item for her to open Christmas afternoon when the whole family came together. Upon opening this one missing gift, my niece stated, "I get everything I want because I am a princess."
Wow, that is one of those hybrid cute/awful statements that only a child can make. You can't do this stuff as an adult. Either way, it was a scary thing to witness, because she seemed to truly believe it, so it seems we need to scale back Christmas even more. Sorry U.S. economy.
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