<p>I know that Christmas is suppose to be about the birth of Christ. And that makes it a very special day. I don't want to sound ungrateful but....where are my gifts?! This year has been pretty rough on my mom and i don't think we're getting ANY gifts. I mean, not even a pair of gloves. What should i do if Christmas day comes around and my mother has nothing to give me or my little sisters? Should i just be all understanding or do i have a right to be a little snotty?</p>
<p>It's okay to be a little snotty about gifts- because to be frank that is most people's favorite part about Christmas. Christmas lost its "real" meaning long ago. But on the other hand you should probably be understanding toward your mother. I would assume she is trying her best. Give her some slack- it is after all Christmas.</p>
<p>Try to be understanding, and be grateful as well. You dont realize what you do have. So many guys in my high school have lost their mothers and fathers this year, its amazingly sad. My good friend just lost his father on december 3 right after he took the sat. his father just dropped to the floor and died in front of him. </p>
<p>Give your mother some slack and forego getting gifts. My family never gives gifts during Christmas, not because we cant afford them, but because we have learned to appreciate what Christmas is all about. We spend time with each other, which is the best gift of all, especially since my dad isnt the healthiest person in the world, and my brothers are always away at college.</p>
<p>Dude. I don't even have a tree. I don't know, Christmas doesn't mean giftsgiftsgifts to me anymore.</p>
<p>You guys are totally right! I was just a little disapointed, but you guys showed me that Christmas is more than just getting gifts. I actually called some people up, so on christmas eve, i'll be working at a shelter in Atlanta. So yay!! I feel really good!</p>
<p>u r so saintly. on xmas eve i'll be counting my presents. ur making me feel guilty...</p>
<p>about ur mom, dont 4get 2 give her a nice card or something 4 working 2 support u and ur siblings!</p>
<p>Yeah, give your mom some slack. Volunteer together--it'll probably be fun!</p>
<p>You talk about not getting anything, but what are you giving?</p>
<p>I'm going to pack food for unfortunate families on Christmas Eve, partly because I want to help, but mostly because my family does not celebrate Christmas. They're very anti Christ-love (and I can't say I'm any different).</p>
<p>I don't think you have the right to be snotty. It's never a right to GET anything, it's a privilege.</p>
<p>I would say that you should just be grateful for having your mom and siblings. Just make sure you make your mom a nice card and say thanks for everything. Having my dad alive would be worth more than any gift i could ever recieve. Enjoy not having school and spend time with your family!</p>
<p>On Christmas Eve, Ill be spending time either 1) going to mass at St. Pats Cathedral in NYC or 2) going to mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in NYC. After, we'll all six of us be spending time in a warm house, basking in the glow of a nicely lit Christmas tree. No gifts under the tree for us either. Its just never been a big deal to give gifts. I mean, family is what matters, especially when my dad has had 2 heart attacks and still is alive. I can think of at least five of my friends' families that wont have their fathers with them. </p>
<p>It really warms my heart to hear that you are volunteering to help others on Christmas. Seems to me that you are bringing back the true meaning of compassion, love, charity...Good for you! </p>
<p>And Effulgent, what you do on Christmas Eve is in fact acting in "Christ-love" even though you may not consider it to be that. Good for you too!</p>
<p>maybe there are new presents because you dont celebrate chirstmas...and u dont have a tree either</p>
<p>Red06, lol, I don't believe in Christ at all, but I love the unity feeling around X-mas. And packing food for families, surprisingly, is a lot of fun. A great work-out, too. And why not?</p>
<p>I'm taking my brother with me to sing X-mas carols at the retirement home, because I would rather do that than mull at home because I'm not Christian.</p>
<p>I'm not at all Christian, and my best friend is Southern Baptist to the core. What does it matter? No one has a monopoly on kindness and compassion. We're spending Dec 24 at a nursing home. And December 25, I'll probably be serving meals. Let's all try and make this Christmas not about us. It's been a waaaaay rougher year for many many people across the world. And yes, I am not receving gifts this year. I asked my friends to donate any money they planned to spend on me.</p>
<p>Get your mom a gift!</p>
<p>I gave my mom a pink and green plant when she came back from India. I just missed her a lot. :)</p>
<p>Eh it was actually kinda hard cause I couldn't tell my dad since he hates my mom (arranged marriages... <em>sigh</em>), so I had to run run run down to the supermarket, figure out I couldn't afford a bamboo plant - her favorite - buy some small crappy pink one - and run run run back home.</p>
<p>THE POINT IS. Go run run run to the supermarket and buy your mom a plant.</p>
<p>^^hahahahahah! Aww.</p>
<p>gosh none of u are true CCers. On Christmas Eve, i'll be studying for the SATs.</p>
<p>wrathofgod, SAT cramming is a given on CC.</p>
<p>lol i was studying for the sats last year at the same time (i'm a senior now). But anyways, getting gifts is so commercialized these days. Seriously its not like the gift just fell out of the sky. Your parents bought it for you with hard earned money, end of story. I remember that my neighbors at my old house literally got like 50 presents for christmas. I mean what the heck is up with that? There are kids starving around the world and someone feels the need to waste all that money. Sigh, I guess that is the state of affairs in our corrupt world.</p>
<p>yeah our family is not really christmasy.. we're agnostic but my parents are more.. anti christ..?</p>
<p>We dont have a tree but we buy and recieve gifts.. I gave all my gifts yesterday lol</p>
<p>On the eve, I'm gonna be helping out in the city church, soup kitchens and giving out gifts.. Christmas may mean nothing to me, but I know it means a lot to other people out there..</p>