I LOVE christmas & christmas trees, although Mrs Gary has become a bit obsessed with making our tree more perfect every year. I have children and I love the magic that goes with it. With all the shite in society I think you have to let kids have a little bit of magic now and then.
I'm with you on the god/jesus crap though.
I seem to be in a solitary position at my kids' school, objecting alone to some of the stunts a local christian "cult" has been pulling to grab 'em young for future cult-building. Special clubs, special ceremonies, special courses for youths etc etc. All aimed at planting that familiar blind-belief into those impressionable enough to warrant the extra attention.
Makes me very very angry.
Believe whatever you want, but why the hell is there this need to spread the friggin' word? I wish that the religious-types who knock on my door once a month weren't sweet old folks, or smiling young couples dragging their children wth them, just so that I could vent my anger now and then instead of politely but firmly rejecting their stale sales pitch.
I long to lash out!
