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SteveDallas · 09-26-2003, 07:12 PM

We've done the "visit all the relatives" thing. It's a drag with 2 small kids. (We live in Philadelphia, my family lives in North Carolina, and my wife's lives in Chicago.) The past couple years with my wife managing a retail store, it's kind of hard to get away around Christmas. So we just stayed put. I highly recommend it. As my dad told me, "you need to establish your OWN holiday traditions." Don't feel guilty about it, whatever the temptation.

Oh yeah that retail I mentioned is sheet music. By this time they already have Christmas music out. I needled Mrs. Dallas about it once, and she agreed it's obnoxious, but said that people start asking for it this early so of course she tries to meet customer demand. I dunno, maybe they need to practice it for 3 months before they can play it.

I like Christmas and appreciate it on many different levels, but the pushing of it back into October makes me puke. (My mom once forbade me to wear a "bah humbug" tshirt with Santa Claus X'ed out to midnight communion on Christmas Eve. I told her it was a positive Christian message against the over-commercialization of the holiday, but she wouldn't have it.)

09-26-2003, 07:12 PM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	We've done the "visit all the relatives" thing. It's a drag with 2 small kids. (We live in Philadelphia, my family lives in North Carolina, and my wife's lives in Chicago.) The past couple years with my wife managing a retail store, it's kind of hard to get away around Christmas. So we just stayed put. I highly recommend it. As my dad told me, "you need to establish your OWN holiday traditions." Don't feel guilty about it, whatever the temptation. Oh yeah that retail I mentioned is sheet music. By this time they already have Christmas music out. I needled Mrs. Dallas about it once, and she agreed it's obnoxious, but said that people start asking for it this early so of course she tries to meet customer demand. I dunno, maybe they need to practice it for 3 months before they can play it. I like Christmas and appreciate it on many different levels, but the pushing of it back into October makes me puke. (My mom once forbade me to wear a "bah humbug" tshirt with Santa Claus X'ed out to midnight communion on Christmas Eve. I told her it was a positive Christian message against the over-commercialization of the holiday, but she wouldn't have it.) Last edited by SteveDallas; 09-26-2003 at 07:14 PM.