[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

This for me too, i do enjoy Christmas but for me it's lost meaning, it has become more apparent that it's a commercialised money making holiday, because i'm not a religious person i'm trying to find out what Christmas means to me......some may say family, but my family is my kids and husband, there is no proper extended family in my case, and whilst i do enjoy watching my kids open their presents i always wonder what it's really all about, i really would be happy to celebrate Christmas every other year. Some people may say it's a time to spend time with friends and family, but don't we do that anyway? And then there's the gluttony that goes with it......

Agree with you Ruby, for me I enjoy the atmosphere and the sense of anticipation, and the leadup, Christmas movies, light etc but I hate the commercialism and the tat that is exchanged often because we feel we have to rather than we want to, all that money spent on rubbish presents that people don't want or need, and all the over eating. I also hate all then pressure to meet "before Christmas"