Saturday, August 13, 2011

A question for people who grew up celebrating Christmas....?

I was raised under the myth of Santa Clause and my faith in Jesus our Christ. I realized around ten years of age that Santa was a joke, and at age 15 I swore I would NEVER celebrate a Santa Clause Christmas again, and my two kids, now ages 23 and 25, can attest to the firmness with which I stood by my convictions for almost 45 years now. The somewhat new phrase "Jesus is the reason for the Season" is some of the truest words ever spoken. My kids understood that when it's Jesus' birthday, we give to Him, and when it's their birthday we give to them. They felt the full effects of that when, on their 20th birthdays, I gave them their first brand new car and two years of full insurance. And although I didn't buy them limos, I did buy them very good cars, and ones popular for young adults their ages, and they got to choose the color and interior, and my son wanted to have a spoiler put on the back of his car, and he got it. And their friends kept asking them if their dad wanted more children, so they could get a new car too. No, I have no need for more. I can't afford them, lol. They have never doubted my conviction for Christ on His birthday, and now they're even more sure of it all. Oh, and I've been a Roman Catholic for almost 60 years. God, as in our loving and living Lord, Jesus our Christ, Bless you always.

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