I hate Christmas.

[Galilee63]

The Marriage at Cana
Our Lord Jesus showed His Disciples, Followers and mankind that He changed water into wine and in so doing for the future also after Ascending into Heaven that our Lord changes the Bread and Wine into His Holy Divne Heavenly Flesh and Blood in His Holy Divine Eucharist and Holy Blood for all to receive "Him" in His Blessed Holy Sacred Divine Sacraments in His Church.

This was to show mankind that God can do 'anything' and 'everything' and that as Jesus said to His Disciples, "whoever eats this Flesh and Drinks this Blood has Life in them" and "whosoever does not eat of My Flesh or Drink My Blood has no Life in them".

And there are more Holy Sacred Heavenly Divine Mysteries and Meanings of God The Most Highs additionally, with many Holy Mysteries of Gods to be prayed for by all to receive our Lord Jesus Holy Spirit in Holy Discernment.

There are no 'worries' and 'no dilemmas' and 'no problems' once a heart soul has gone along to our Lord Jesus Holy Catholic Church and received Him in His Holy Communion with all problems vanished removed dealt with by our Lord Jesus if one but prays and asks our Lord Jesus in complete trust. And this includes health problems for those whom turn to Jesus and receive Him in His Blessed Holy Divine Heavenly Sacraments - both Holy Confession and Holy Communion. You are right TV, Movies, Games, technology are not of God. Its living satans evil earthly ways dragging us into sin and downwards later.

Keep lives simple basic in our Lord Jesus and Holy Mother Mary living and following Jesus Holy Righteous ways and Life - serving Him in Love and Peace and Unity - focussing on our Lord Jesus - go fishing camping at times, plant some fruit trees for fruit picking, preserving, outdoor activities, not indoor activities unless snowed in and visit some Churches - all of them - sightseeing - our Lord Jesus is Present/Manifested in his Holy Tabernacle and Altars and pray and talk to Jesus about this one on ONE and call upon Holy Mother Mary as Jesus requests to Holy Saint Marie Chambon and to call upon Gods Holy Angels, Holy Saints Holy Martyrs Holy Souls in Heaven to pray for you and the Family and with you for everything and for this temporary problem and to provide for your family all of the necessities and to remove the non essentials avoiding indoor electronic activities.

For Jesus Holy Spirit to guide you all including your wife immersing her heart soul in Jesus Holy Sacred Wounds and Precious Holy Blood daily and immerse her heart soul in Holy Mother Marys Holy Immaculate Heart daily or Consecrate your hearts souls to Jesus Sacred Heart daily and to Holy Mother Marys Holy Immaculate Heart daily with some Our Fathers after Making the Sign of The Cross

Our Lord Jesus provides all of what you and your family members need in His Blessed Holy Sacred Divine Sacraments - trust in our Lord Jesus completely.

Hand this problem right over to Jesus in His Holy Wound Chaplet of which you will need to search online because although I pray it daily and know it - am off to do some essential praying at present.

 

[dhh712]

I did not know where else to place this thread.

I'm of the mind that children should be taught from an early age that Santa is not real, and that Christmas should be about the birth of Christ and quality family time; not about stuff, stuff, and more stuff. My wife, however, is completely opposite, and to keep the peace, I outwardly happily go along with the Santa charade.

We have four children and spent quite a lot of money on them for Christmas this year, based on our income. Yet I am made to feel like the bad guy because quantity isn't to my dear wife's liking. I have $43.50 to my name until next pay period. Wrapped we have an Xbox One and some games for my eldest, a new TV and a Roku for another, and a new tablet for yet another; not to mention the toys and clothes and shoes, and the gifts for my wife.

There is so much money tied up there. I can't afford anything else. The children have been telling my wife that they want a lot of presents, and she's been encouraging them and assuring them that they will wake up to a Christmas tree sitting on a mountain.

We aren't really fighting, but she's being cold and short with me, and it makes me so angry. I am going to struggle for a little while because I wanted my family to get some nice things for Christmas, but it's "not enough." I hate this. I hate what Christmas has become. I'm a bad person for getting my family nice things.

Nothing wrong if you can afford it, but it sounds like your situation is not financially healthy for you. When we were growing up, my parents spent around $100 each on their three children (and the amount never changed, still doesn't). Sounds like you spend a whole lot more. Is your wife a Christian at all? It may be time for a serious discussion.

In any case, it should be time for you, as the authority figure in your household, to put your foot down. If something were to happen to your guy's jobs--which is always a possibility, most unfortunately--you'll have to change your spending habits around Christmas time anyway. Time to be mature and proactive and cut that wild, unaffordable spending now (keeping the peace sure is not worth one day not being able to pay the bills and/or swimming in mountains of debt you can never pay).

Of course, I'm in no position to tell you what to do with your money, but it can only hurt you later to keep spending like you are. Whether something catastrophic does happen with your job or if you're just going to end up not saving for your future like you should, the spending you're conducting is not healthy in any way. Hopefully you will change before it is too late, and you find yourself in a lot of financial hurt.

 

[Radagast]

I'm of the mind that children should be taught from an early age that Santa is not real

He's real enough (he was the bishop of Myra). He doesn't belong in Christmas.

and that Christmas should be about the birth of Christ and quality family time; not about stuff, stuff, and more stuff.

True.

On the cost question, the traditional answer is to give the kids lots of stuff that you were going to buy anyway (like clothes).

 

[Angel dude]

I did not know where else to place this thread.

I'm of the mind that children should be taught from an early age that Santa is not real, and that Christmas should be about the birth of Christ and quality family time; not about stuff, stuff, and more stuff. My wife, however, is completely opposite, and to keep the peace, I outwardly happily go along with the Santa charade.

We have four children and spent quite a lot of money on them for Christmas this year, based on our income. Yet I am made to feel like the bad guy because quantity isn't to my dear wife's liking. I have $43.50 to my name until next pay period. Wrapped we have an Xbox One and some games for my eldest, a new TV and a Roku for another, and a new tablet for yet another; not to mention the toys and clothes and shoes, and the gifts for my wife.

There is so much money tied up there. I can't afford anything else. The children have been telling my wife that they want a lot of presents, and she's been encouraging them and assuring them that they will wake up to a Christmas tree sitting on a mountain.

We aren't really fighting, but she's being cold and short with me, and it makes me so angry. I am going to struggle for a little while because I wanted my family to get some nice things for Christmas, but it's "not enough." I hate this. I hate what Christmas has become. I'm a bad person for getting my family nice things.

I completely sympathize with you. Please don't take anything I say wrong in this comment, but you are not bad for buying your family nice things, they are being bad by always expecting it as the only outcome. Like they are saying, "This is going to happen regardless. I personally hate the idea of Santa because it is used against the idea of god. They should know that things can't always happen a certain way just because they want it to happen that way. Kids are not dumb like many people misinterpret. They learn fast. They need to have the lecture than not every Christmas can be grand present day. It is about the family we get from god and the live Jesus puts there. We wouldn't be here if it wasnt for them, and that has more precedents than a tree filled with games and fancy devices and expensive toys and whatnot. Big Christmas's are okay for the first little while in a kuds lufe, but even by 9 or 10 they need to realize that not everything is grand and sometimes a simple Christmas is the best way to go. I dont mean to sound insulting but your wife treating the kids and Christmas in the matter you are describing is not helping their maturity with life or the situation described. As a piece of constructive advice try approaching Christmas the way my foot does. Instead.of going all out like is the most common occurrnce, put a limit out on actual gifts, or do something like buy 1 big, but not too big or expensive gifts, for the kids and then a couple smaller things, and then make a fund as a side project to do something with that has more meaning. Something like fixing up the house if you have anything that needs work on it upgrading. Or saving some for charity. Having a limit can make Christmas just as good without causing budget trouble and it can make Christmas good for somebody else too. I hope this helps and I am sorry if anything sounded offensive or insuting.