This or That

There is a lot about this holiday season that really doesn’t make any sense to me. This time of the year makes me wonder how sane the human race really is. The decorations go up before we even come close to eating the last slice of sweet potato pie and cranberry sauce. We are expected to buy gifts for everyone we know. But its not just about buying a gift that is thoughtful and meaningful. If you buy a gift for ‘this’ amount of money then the recipient needs to buy one for ‘this’ amount. If the recipient buys a gift for ‘that’ amount, then the other person feels bad and has to compensate by giving a gift for ‘that’ amount as well. But if it’s too late to give ‘that’ amount, then you try to make it up for next year’s holiday and then you make the other person feel bad for not spending ‘that’ amount. And if ‘that’ amount is too small, then you just feel like shit all year.

Where does it end? Why does everything seem to have a dollar amount put on it. This or That, it should be a great and thoughtful gift. Something that the person will look at and say, ‘What a great {insert relationship to giver here} I have.’ Even if it was chocolates, Ill be saying what a great gift it was. I can still see it on my hips!