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Having a kid this year, I'm finding it hard to be as cynical about Christmas as I normally would be. He's so excited by the lights and the colorful packages, and the coincidental snow, and he has no clue about the theology (and we're not filling his head with it either).
We've got some major relief this year in that we're having our own celebration at home and not driving all over hell to pretend to be happy. And we didn't buy any presents for anybody but the children in our families this year, because we couldn't possibly afford to. We don't watch t.v., so none of that annoying shit has entered into our heads.
I've got nothing against Jesus as one of several great symbols/role-models who's followers make a mockery of what they taught. I could really use the new computer monitor that's under the tree too.
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