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The moral of this week's episode is don't cut off Christmas despite your nose.
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The moral of this week's episode is don't cut off Christmas despite your nose.
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Nah, Kathleen was just wearing a hat that a Homestuck character wearsGamemasterAnthony said:Did I miss something with the Homestuck reference at the end because I never got into Homestuck...and probably never will because the shippers in that fandom frighten me?
nothing to get, really. it's just one character's hat.GamemasterAnthony said:Did I miss something with the Homestuck reference at the end because I never got into Homestuck...and probably never will because the shippers in that fandom frighten me?
I'm not a parent, but I can see the logic in doing that. "Cancelling Christmas" though isn't what that is. Regardless of one's faith, Christmas isn't actually about the presents (when anyone gets to the age of no-longer-get-Lego/spoilt, you realise it's about having to spend time with family). I wonder who used that term for it, because it's untrue.Thunderous Cacophony said:Also, while they may have gone overboard, I can see where those parents are coming from; if my kids were being ungrateful little shits, I wouldn't shower them with presents. The naughtiness-present inverse ratio has clearly established legal precedent.
The atheist thing is just a Feed Dump joke, I think. According to her blog:scw55 said:Giving away Nativity sets seems to lack information. If you're giving a Nativity set to an atheist, that is indeed being aggressive and contradicting. There's being *inclusive* and there's being forceful.
So basically, internet journalism exaggerates again.Thunderous Cacophony said:The atheist thing is just a Feed Dump joke, I think. According to her blog:scw55 said:Giving away Nativity sets seems to lack information. If you're giving a Nativity set to an atheist, that is indeed being aggressive and contradicting. There's being *inclusive* and there's being forceful.
"We will be choosing two families for the 12 days of Christmas. Each day we will deliver a different piece of the nativity. On Christmas day we will give them the last piece of the nativity, baby Jesus. That will be 12 nights of fun memories we will be making trying to deliver the pieces without getting caught."
It does not seem like they're forcing it on anyone; they're not showing up at the door and insisting people set it up in their bay window, just dropping off pieces. No word on the religious affiliation of the people they chose.
Also, did a bit of digging and found out just what was cancelled:
"Let me explain. We have not cancelled putting up decorations, celebrating the birth of our Savior, or any of our other heartwarming traditions. But, we have cancelled presents, Santa, and stockings. Their letters to Santa this year will be asking Santa to find someone who needs their presents more."
"The few presents they get from Grandparents and other families members will be more cherished because the quantity will be less. They can enjoy what they get rather than feel overstimulated with so much. Christmas morning won?t be less special without Santa coming. Instead we can enjoy our Cinnamon rolls, play games as a family, and truly enjoy the few presents they did get. There is a good possibility that Santa will be writing them a letter of how proud of them he is and perhaps put a few pieces of hard candy and an orange in their stockings."
http://www.overthebigmoon.com/why-my-husband-and-i-cancelled-christmas/
So yeah, it's not swearing off the season, just not giving the little snots a mountain of presents.