Comments on: What’s the big deal about Christmas?

By: THIRD CULTURE KID

THIRD CULTURE KID — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:27:12 +0000

Thanks Carol! It sounds like your new family tradition very sensibly takes some of the pre-Christmas stress away.

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:30:22 +0000

Amen! Infact, after several “opulant” decades of Christmases, our family is going back to the basics of when we were all young and between Australia and America. We are now making each other a gift and “exchanging” them. Much easier to focus on what the season is all about.

By: THIRD CULTURE KID

THIRD CULTURE KID — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:19:23 +0000

Thanks childofprussia!

Yes, as humans, we tend to focus on the tokens rather than the reasons for those tokens. It’s a fine balancing act

By: childofprussia

childofprussia — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:32:24 +0000

Awesome article! Thank you for challenging our tokenistic attitudes towards the “real reason for the season” and exposing our true expectations which are pinned on the buzz and symbols of the holiday.

By: THIRD CULTURE KID

THIRD CULTURE KID — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:33:09 +0000

Thankyou! 50% of my friends weren’t looking forward to Christmas. That is a huge percentage. Or maybe it’s just me and my friends!

By the way, I am slowly reading through your blog, and enjoying it!

By: E T Tenna

E T Tenna — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:38:13 +0000

Thank you for being ‘brave’ enough to post this view of Christmas. It’s refreshing!!

By: THIRD CULTURE KID

THIRD CULTURE KID — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:35:59 +0000

Thanks!

BTW, just realised what your email address is… so evocative.

By: Sindhu

Sindhu — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:24:31 +0000

Great post. It really does question the very essence of today’s commercialized Christmas!