If it wasn't for my kids, I wouldn't celebrate this year. I feel like so much of the joy of this time of year is gone after recent events. I am honestly having a hard time getting into it right now - I am just so disgusted and sad. I do plan to have a special 'giving instead of receiving' family activity (in addition to our normal xmas) in honor and memoriam to those who don't get to celebrate the gift of loved ones this year.
I do plan to have a special 'giving instead of receiving' family activity (in addition to our normal xmas) in honor and memoriam to those who don't get to celebrate the gift of loved ones this year.
I think that's really nice, Jeff.
Yeah, I second Averydoll's sentiment. I like that idea a lot JGB.
I hear you, Jeff. Dropping my daughters off at school yesterday was a one of the hardest moments I've faced in parenting so far. They're 8 and 6 and know nothing about what took place last week. I put on a happy face until they walked into school and then bawled the whole way home. It wasn't out of fear for their safety, especially since our school beefed up security, it was because I know that the parents of those twenty children did the same thing last Friday and they're lives changed forever not long after.
I live in RI, so this happened just a small state away. Our town is collecting teddy bears for the children and many have suggested doing 20 random acts of kindness in honor of each child lost. I started today by paying for the coffee order of the person behind me in the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts. I mention these things because I think many of us feel helpless and deflated and even small kindnesses like that can perk someone up. Buying someone's cuppa joe may not restore their faith in humanity, but it certainly can't hurt.
And just to lighten the mood a bit, I will never, ever tire of The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late). Not now, not ever! I used to listen to that on 8 Track year round and drive my parents crazy!!
