Christmas comes too soon each year ...

[kien]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I think Christmas needs to stop being materialistic period and should be about time with family!! Never going to happen tho!

My significant other and I stopped giving each other gifts a decade ago. Also, we have never given either of our children Christmas gifts :-) Both kids know what Christmas is, Santa Claus, gift giving, etc, but we have taught them that they do not need gifts once a year. If they want something they simply earn it any time of the year (by doing chores, behaving, etc). They have never asked for Christmas gifts because this is just normal to them. Even though they know their friends get Christmas gifts. We do decorate the tree, make snowmen, tobagan, eat candy canes and all that other great Christmas stuff though :-)

Also, I have not gone Christmas shopping for anyone since high school (when I used to buy gifts for some of my close friends). I guess I'm just lucky that I simply have no one around me that is into Christmas gifts.