So my holiday rant.

RANT! RANT! RANT!

This will be the first time I have ever spent the actual Thanksgiving holiday alone.  It has always been MY HOLIDAY!  I mean for years I always make a big spread.  It’s kind of the joke because I cook way too much food all the time.  But it’s something that I really enjoy doing.  Except for this year.  This year I will be sitting here playing some stupid video game watching TV.  And probably crying. (I do that a lot lately).  But….it’s all part of this whole journey bullshit thing I have to go through I’m sure.  I mean Pete will be here tomorrow night and we are doing Thanksgiving on Friday vs. Thursday.  So it’s not like it’s a huge deal really.

But the one thing I will not do regardless of the fact that I’ll be sitting home by myself is going to a flippin store.  I mean if ever there was a time for me to hit stores for Black Friday on Thanksgiving it would totally be this year.  I mean I have absolutely NOTHING to do until 9:00 pm when I have to head to the airport.  But then I sit and think about it.  One year Erik and I went out because I had never experienced Black Friday.  And after that experience.  I will never ever do it again.  I really dislike people anyway.  And when you have a bunch of ungrateful assholes grabbing and fighting over something they think is a huge deal (and it’s not because they have jacked the price up and then cut it so it’s really like what it should be anyway).   So I will be completely content keeping warm in my nice cozy room by myself vs. that bit of craziness.  I mean I just don’t understand the importance of having to get so much STUFF!  I have been packing and going through all my shit and geeze…why?  There is no reason to have things.  To give presents just to give shit….whether you really want it or need it.  And how long are you really going to use it?  I mean of course there are some things that I have gotten that I use CONSTANTLY!  But I have so much stuff that I forgot I had.  Which is why my mom and I used to do the regifting thing.  Everyone thinks I’m crazy, but every year there are a set of presents specifically for this.  It’s stuff that has been given before.  The stuff that only gets played with or looked at for a day or two and then stuffed somewhere to be forgotten.  It took everyone 4 years to figure out that I had been giving them the same thing every single year.  Which is exactly my point.  But it comes down to everyone basically gets like one real gift.  The rest of it is necessities…socks, underwear, shirts.   Two years ago I didn’t get Erik socks and he about had a cow.  These are the things they look forward.  They roll their eyes at them…but they are the most appreciated.

I think it’s hysterical that all these people preach about their religion and what the holidays mean, yet these are the same people that are out fighting with people over saving a few bucks for some unnecessary item they have to have more so out of principle than necessity.   Which is in part why I think the whole holiday season is crap.  Now don’t get me wrong.  I absolutely love to decorate.  I love all the festivities.  (one wouldn’t think I would but…it’s kind of my time of year.)  I love the social aspect of the family together and spending time together.  Playing games and just being silly.  That’s what I love about the holidays.  I do enjoy watching people open gifts.  But if you know me my gifts are all either hand made or silly.  I believe that gift giving should either be from the heart and/or fun.  And if you can do both with one shot…all the better.

But let me just state my opinion about these parents that are buying their toddlers and young children iPads and $200 headphones.  Really people?  I mean REALLY!?  Why is it necessary for a 6-year-old to have an iPad?  What the fuck are they doing?  And Beats headphones?  I mean come on.  They are 6!  Mozart seemed to do just fine and I highly doubt your little protege is the next Mozart.  You know why kids are ungrateful entitled ass holes?  Because you are buying them every fucking thing they want.   Oh! I know…they have worked so hard and saved up their own money…bullshit. If that were the case you would make them use that money to buy whatever they wanted.  And I don’t get it.  When I was 6 and had money my ass wanted candy!   I know…but you got them on sale so you didn’t pay full price.  You know what?  Why is it so important for you to make sure your kids can compete with other kids in this realm?  It’s like back in the 70’s-80’s I wanted a pair of Jordache jeans.  My mother said absolutely not!  You don’t need to spend that much money to have someone’s name on your ass.  So my ass had no name on it and you know what….I survived.

So as we go into this holiday season.  Seriously think about how much of a freakin hypocrite you are being as you are out purchasing some bullshit item someone or you want out of greed…

RANT! RANT! RANT!

SMOOCHES!