What about Christmas!?

SO:

every time during this time of year, in between begging for an iPhone or some equally frivolous commercially promoted product, I briefly wonder: what would Jesus think about all of this thoughtless and purely materialistic gift giving/receiving on his birthday?
First off, his mother had to give birth in a barn which sucks enough on its own. Second of all: aren't birthdays about giving gifts and good wishes to THE BIRTHDAY PERSON? But instead, we give and expect gifts to and from eachother...
Jesus must feel pretty jipped...
But before I get my head bitten off- The three men DID give Jesus gifts upon their arrival and if we are REALLY stretching it, all people of the earth are supposedly supposed to be the children of God- and therefore some weird and imperfect versions of Jesus himself... whatever.
All I'm saying is that what happened to family and happiness? I don't know about you all- but in my house, Christmas consists of my mother running rampant in the house trying to keep it clean for the looming company, my father randomly snapping at one of my siblings or me, and an all around atmosphere of COMPLETE stress because gifts are fucking expensive and the economy sucks and we might not eat for the next month.
*sigh*
Christmas was so much more fun when we believed in Santa... which, by the way, has NOTHING to do with Jesus. Can anyone say "Stranger Danger"?

oh my

my my

ever notice how when there is a major source of stress in your life, perhaps a huge project or you are in debt, you work and work and work your stressed little butt off until FINALLY
the thesis paper is done or your money is safe in the bank and you sit down and think "ahh all's well"



well it isn't.

The universe is no philanthropist, and it certainly isn't fair. Plus, let's face it: we aren't NEARLY good enough people to deserve such great karma. So, before you know it, some ass hole tboned your civic with their giant green hummer or oh look! someone made a fraudulent debit card in your name and has charged 1200 bucks for 600 yellow rubber ducks somewhere in the midwest.
so, will the imperfect-karma-deserving people of the world EVER be stress free?

nope