[NOTE: We are on the edge of the Christmas Season, and I thought I would post my traditional story of Paula Israel and me and how it shaped us as a couple.
That was a good read! "The Season of Good Will to All" really sums it up. The part where you mention how Santa Claus treats kids differently resonates with me. Coming from a working class background too, the idea that there's a mystical being who loves rich kids more than poor kids is pretty dystopian. I try to avoid the commercial side of Christmas, and focus on bringing us together with board games, food, music and films. There's also, in my country, the background of rising poverty and homelessness, combined with the drop in temperature this time of year. The story of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol gets more real year by year.
This is a lovely sentiment about the Christmas season, relevant for people of all faiths. And I look forward to it every year.
Thanks for sharing this, Shel!
That was a good read! "The Season of Good Will to All" really sums it up. The part where you mention how Santa Claus treats kids differently resonates with me. Coming from a working class background too, the idea that there's a mystical being who loves rich kids more than poor kids is pretty dystopian. I try to avoid the commercial side of Christmas, and focus on bringing us together with board games, food, music and films. There's also, in my country, the background of rising poverty and homelessness, combined with the drop in temperature this time of year. The story of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol gets more real year by year.
Thanks for sharing, Paul and I wish you only good things in the coming new year.
Wonderful story Shel! Thank you.
Nice to hear from you, Jen, and I wish you the very best.
Thanks, I hope you have a great holiday....keep up the writing. :)
Do you think I have a future in it?