December is not a great month for all human beings. Holidays are mixed events that are either welcomed or detested. Some people have temporary setbacks in their holidays because of illness, disaster (imagine all the Sandy storm survivors who still don’t have four walls in which to install a Christmas tree) or a lack of persons with whom to share anything. No wonder holiday depression is such a hot topic.
If I had my way, I’d create an entire blog of just complaints about how lousy the holiday season is, and I could produce lots of great examples to prove my point. Of course, nobody would want to read it, and if I said some of the things I wanted to say, I’d get in heaps of trouble with several affiliations, and I really don’t want to be known as a rabble rousing blogger.
By December 26, all the hoopla will be over. The family tummies will be bloated, the trashcans bulging with gift wrap and toys which broke within hours of coming out of the packaging, the fridge packed with leftovers. The malls will open up return aisles, and the after holiday sales will commence. In my neighborhood, Target stores will start to put out their Valentine’s Day cards.
In other words, time to get to the next holiday that depresses people.
Next week I will be talking about nicer things. I just have to get to that day first.
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