Want to know the Christian origin of Christmas? Or maybe the Pagan origin is more appropriate? My personal favorite is the way the British standbys like the Yule log and the 12 days of Christmas have been snagged up.
You know for years I've had issues with Christmas. When we were kids, my mom had some issues around Christmas as well. In fact at least one year we were told we weren't having Christmas at all. My circumcision aside I knew we weren't Jewish so what was up on that?
My mom’s father died on Christmas. So I’m thinking that may have brought up some weirdness.
That one year is the year that really stands out. I think sometimes my brothers and sister remember that more than any of the years we had really kick ass Christmas celebrations. Shawn likes the negativity…. makes him feel comfortable. Like a warm diaper really. You should try it.
This will be my fourth Christmas with Mary. Each year with her seems to be getting better. I’ve still got plenty of issues but they don’t seem to revolve around Christmas anymore. In fact my mom said that Mary’s love of the Holiday has helped her not to dislike it so much anymore either.
The interesting thing is that Mary isn’t very religious. In fact agnostic would almost certainly describe her best. She basically just likes the idea of family and friends coming together. I don’t know if the red and green clothing have anything to do with it at all.