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Posted 11/14/2012
^^^ but what I'm saying is that when Christmas is celebrated outside of your home (in school, at the library, at a friend's house etc) , there will be Christian messages about Jesus etc. and that doesn't bother you?
My son isn't going to get Jesus messages from the library or our public school. But by the time he is old enough to attend public school, he will be old enough to have these conversations with.

My problem with the prayer had a LOT to do with the fact that he is 3 and has no way of consenting or not consenting...or even understanding such an act...yet it was being ingrained in him to the point that he started asking why we don't pray at home, etc.
Posted 11/14/2012

I don't celebrate Christmas either Nenni. But it has nothing to do with religious affliation really. I don't like the holiday, I think kids focus more on getting presents than on giving them. And, we are not Christian, so we don't celebrate Christian holidays. We do celebrate the winter solstice though.

But anyway, people say things that range from "I feel sorry for your kids" to "you can just sit and be angry during Christmas while the rest of us have fun." Wtf. I stopped celebrating Christmas at 13 years old, on my own, by myself. I haven't missed it once.

People are just dumb. Reasonable people don't wish people merry christmas, they say happy holidays, or have a good winter. No one has wished me merry christmas in probably 7 years, unless they were doing it to be rude.

Posted 11/14/2012
So OP, you are ok extending yourself to celebrate Christmas with society, but are uncomfortable when society extends its Christmas celebration to you?
^^^ yes, this sums it up and it makes no sense. OP celebrates her parents Christmas (come on, this is really for YOU as much as for them nenni) but yet it's awful when someone says "merry christmas" during other times during the holiday season


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Posted 11/14/2012

The only strange thing is that from what I have gathered from previous posts that Nenni was Jewish and hated Christmas in her face e.g the wshing of Merry Christmas and decor in places which should be neutral. But yet, as a Jew goes and celebrates Christmas with her family for a week. That seems odd to me. But, like a pp posted that is how you can tell that she truly does love Christmas but can't celebrate it in her home. 



Posted 11/14/2012
Since you celebrate Christmas at home, your son will learn to associate those Christian values with Christmas,
I plan to teach him these ideas anyway.
Posted 11/14/2012

How is it unauthentic? She doesn't send out birthday cards only on her birthday, does she? Why can't she wish someone who celebrates a different holiday a good day with a card?

Gnat I might be slow today, but I don't quite get your post. If you celebrate Hanukkah, then send out Happy Hanukash! I would completely understand them and appreciate them.

I guess it goes back to to each their own. You want to celebrate Hanukkah/Christmas/kwaanza, do it. Just don't go raining on some elses parade.



Posted 11/14/2012


That's what I took away from it too which left me a bit confused... maybe I just misunderstood it.


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Posted 11/14/2012

I wonder how many more of these we are going to see. I have not seen one post saying to hell with saying Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas all the way, but I have seen at least two (both from op) saying how awful Christmas participants are to non celebrating people.



Posted 11/14/2012
And wizzin- you are also starting to confuse me too...
Posted 11/14/2012

But the bothering part is it happening every time we are at a store or a restaurant between the end of November through December.  It is frustrating, plain and simple.

Nenni, I truly don't understand why. The fact is, you live in a culture where the majority celebrates Christmas. That's like me living in Spain and being frustrated when everyone stops to take a siesta in the middle of the day, when I am accustomed to not doing so. Or if I lived in Germany and got frustrated because most people insisted on speaking German, but I speak French.

ETA: To further my point, if I lived in Germany, I shouldn't be surprised that most people speak German. I also shouldn't expect others to speak anything but German just because I do not, but I certainly should not expect that, AND also participate in German language lessons because I kinda like it sometimes, all while being resentful because the German speakers won't stop rubbing it in my face.


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