Comments on: Why I Hate Christmas http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/ Personal Development for Polymaths Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:02:12 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Hunter Nuttall Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:53:20 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-58 Barbara, maybe parents of young children should just give their kids empty boxes and see how that goes. Seriously! It's like how they design cat food to look appealing to humans, because they're the ones who buy it. I think that if cats prefer food that doesn't look good to us, we should let them have it. I used to do all my Christmas shopping 11 months early, in January. It felt good to get stuff on sale and be done with it. But as the years passed by, I became less and less interested in presents. Now I don't even start my shopping until late November. Barbara, maybe parents of young children should just give their kids empty boxes and see how that goes. Seriously!

It’s like how they design cat food to look appealing to humans, because they’re the ones who buy it. I think that if cats prefer food that doesn’t look good to us, we should let them have it.

I used to do all my Christmas shopping 11 months early, in January. It felt good to get stuff on sale and be done with it. But as the years passed by, I became less and less interested in presents. Now I don’t even start my shopping until late November.

]]> By: Barbara http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Barbara Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:12:22 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-52 Hunter, Ironic you should mention how adults buy for children. I remember a Christmas, not so long ago, which included our two year grandchild. Although his parents were trying to get him excited about the gifts inside of the pretty paper and bows, he was content to play with an empty box. Go figure. Based on that, I do wonder why we bother buying so many gifts for young children who don't even grasp what Christmas is (too young to believe in Santa)..is it to impress each other? Maybe money, a savings bond, an ounce of silver, or something that could be used for their future would be a better choice. I am a real Christmas nut, with a passion for lights, but I shop all year for Christmas, hand picking just the right gifts for those on my list. Often I can find stuff on sale. This method not only eases the money crunch at Christmas time, but gives me more time to enjoy the season. Although the holidays have a tendency to "sneak up" on us, we shouldn't be surprised. Or did we forget, Christmas is always on December 25th. Hunter,

Ironic you should mention how adults buy for children. I remember a Christmas, not so long ago, which included our two year grandchild. Although his parents were trying to get him excited about the gifts inside of the pretty paper and bows, he was content to play with an empty box. Go figure.

Based on that, I do wonder why we bother buying so many gifts for young children who don’t even grasp what Christmas is (too young to believe in Santa)..is it to impress each other? Maybe money, a savings bond, an ounce of silver, or something that could be used for their future would be a better choice.

I am a real Christmas nut, with a passion for lights, but I shop all year for Christmas, hand picking just the right gifts for those on my list. Often I can find stuff on sale. This method not only eases the money crunch at Christmas time, but gives me more time to enjoy the season.

Although the holidays have a tendency to “sneak up” on us, we shouldn’t be surprised. Or did we forget, Christmas is always on December 25th.

]]> By: Thomas http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Thomas Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:17:32 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-30 If I fear what others think of me the reason could be that I don't think my own opinion is good enough, i.e. I don't think too highly of myself. If I don't value my own feelings and reason it's easy to get dragged into Christmas toy hell chasing traffic lights with a maxed out credit card. So I guess it's just a creative reflection of the lack of love, for myself and others (I don't want to do this, and people don't need more crap). But then again, it takes courage to love, no matter what others say. If I fear what others think of me the reason could be that I don’t think my own opinion is good enough, i.e. I don’t think too highly of myself. If I don’t value my own feelings and reason it’s easy to get dragged into Christmas toy hell chasing traffic lights with a maxed out credit card. So I guess it’s just a creative reflection of the lack of love, for myself and others (I don’t want to do this, and people don’t need more crap). But then again, it takes courage to love, no matter what others say.

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Hunter Nuttall Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:21:42 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-25 Thomas, I vote for "fear of what others think." People don't want to be seen as cheap or anti-Christmas. Right now there's very little opposition to excessive Christmas spending, and people don't want to go against the crowd. Thomas, I vote for “fear of what others think.” People don’t want to be seen as cheap or anti-Christmas. Right now there’s very little opposition to excessive Christmas spending, and people don’t want to go against the crowd.

]]> By: Thomas http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Thomas Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:33:35 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-22 Yes Hunter, it seems that both diets work and there's no right or wrong, and you're free to choose. Unless you listen to those who say you have to eat this and that, or buy this and that. I can't seem to stop buying all those presents even though it's ridiculous. What's the fear behind that behaviour anyway? Yes Hunter, it seems that both diets work and there’s no right or wrong, and you’re free to choose. Unless you listen to those who say you have to eat this and that, or buy this and that.
I can’t seem to stop buying all those presents even though it’s ridiculous. What’s the fear behind that behaviour anyway?

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Hunter Nuttall Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:21:42 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-20 Thomas, I was about to ask if you knew about Steve Pavlina's current 30-day trial of a raw diet. Then I saw that he was in your blogroll, so I figure you already know. :) Thomas, I was about to ask if you knew about Steve Pavlina’s current 30-day trial of a raw diet. Then I saw that he was in your blogroll, so I figure you already know. :)

]]> By: Thomas http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/why-i-hate-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Thomas Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:34:15 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2007/12/20/why-i-hate-christmas/#comment-17 So true... And considering the fact that some people live perfectly well eating only raw foods, it seems like an insane amount of meat is on the tables around Christmas. "I'm gonna be sick, but I sure ate more than you did. What's for dessert?" ;-) So true…
And considering the fact that some people live perfectly well eating only raw foods, it seems like an insane amount of meat is on the tables around Christmas. “I’m gonna be sick, but I sure ate more than you did. What’s for dessert?” ;-)

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