Christmas is just around the corner (Christmas in General)

Member Name: prettypolly40

Product:	Christmas in General
Date:	24/08/09 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Seeing happy children play and having a magical day, adults having a good time and get together

Disadvantages: People who cant enjoy Christmas for whatever reason

Christmas in General

I know a few of you are going to say and thinking, oh my gosh the mad woman is talking about Christmas all ready. But in reality Christmas isn't that far away at all... about 4 months to go and we're nearly in September!!!!

Christmas in my world isn't as perfect as I would like it. I have 3 brothers and a sister and I never see them at Christmas never mind any other time in the year so why should Christmas be any different? Every year me and my Husband are torn between families, do we go to see my Mum who lives on her own and lives 80 miles away or do we see his parents who we see every week.
Now it is even more difficult as we have a daughter and I feel more torn than ever. Before we used to have Christmas at my Mums and New Year at the In-Laws the year after would be reversed so it is fair for everyone.

But because I don't see my Mum as much as I would like I want to spend Christmas with her, my husband and my daughter. But you cant please everyone and it is so true.

A perfect Christmas for me would be seeing all my family, having a great time, everyone getting on, seeing all the children having a wonderful day and everyone goes to bed with a smile on their faces.
But sometimes that never happens.

I love the run up to Christmas, especially now we have a daughter. Last year 2008 at Christmas she was 4 months and didn't understand the whole thing, all she knew was she had loads of new presents to suck on. But for me and my husband it bought joy buying her presents and making her happy. This year it is going to be even better, she will be 16 months and will have a much better understanding of the whole thing. This year I can not wait to come round.

I hate shopping in general never mind Christmas shopping, but there is something different when shopping at Christmas, every one's buying presents for their loved ones and wanting to make them happy. Its cold and your wrapped up all lovely, there is just a magical feeling. I also love coming home and wrapping presents up straight away and making them look special, last year I actually made hampers for everyone. It took a bit of time but they looked beautiful and everyone was saying to me, oh my gosh you made that? It made me feel good and happy that they were happy.

You know it is Christmas when it is snowing or really cold and you have the fire on, watching TV and all snuggled up.

I can't remember the last time it snowed on Christmas Day? Shame because it is beautiful. I love watching Christmas films like Home Alone lol and other films along these lines. Makes it feel more Christmasy.

Unfortunately not everyone can enjoy this special day with their loved ones, emergency services who work through the day and night, homeless people, people without families and live on their own, people who have lost a loved one, children who think their parents don't love them and much worse.
All this makes me feel so much more privileged and guilty at the same time. Everyone has the right to a good Christmas especially children, they have the right to enjoy Christmas Eve and all the hype of getting excited of Santa coming to visit, all the enjoyment of Christmas Day and playing with their new presents etc.

When my daughter is older and can understand Christmas a lot more I can't wait to tell her about Santa coming to visit her in her sleep and drop her presents off, when she's asleep we're going to sprinkle dust on the floor with foot prints in them... all magical stuff for her and an enjoyment day for us.

Summary: Everyone has the right to a good Christmas...