“Bah, Humbug!” Ric snarls at me as I shake my head when he reaches for a box of candy canes to throw in our cart. We are both on diets, and the Moms have clearly stated to keep the sugary treats to a minimum.
“We don’t need them!” I do sound like Scrooge, and it’s a role I seem to play at Christmas, in an attempt to cull some of Ric’s over-enthusiasm for giving this time of year.
It wasn’t always this way. As a child, our Christmas morning meant waking up to a room full of presents. Santa was overly generous in those days. As an adult, my children’s father believed that one gift and a stocking was the preferred way to celebrate the season, so I had to do a lot of convincing to let Santa be a bit more giving. Then as a divorced Mom of three, with limited resources, I came to appreciate that Christmas was much more than gift giving, a lesson I try to convey to this spendthrift husband.
So, I cut back, and he’ll no doubt add a few surprises on the day itself, and somewhere in the midst of it all we’ll find a modicum of moderation and the joy it’s all aimed at achieving.
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(Photo: A rare glimpse of Santa dining out.)
Candy Canes would be the one Xmas treat I could resist. They always were just decorations for me…
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Me too, Judy.
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Life is a game of balance 😀😀
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Isn’t it just!
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Not always 🙂
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Christmas is a tricky time of year to balance the need of materialism to express love or one’s loving presence in the festivities. That fuzzy Santa seems to be enjoying a wonderful meal after his gift giving. 🙂
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It is a tricky time! Couldn’t resist sneaking a pic of Santa. Thanks.
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Your Ric sounds a lot like my Paul. Moderation gets pushed aside this time of the year. And so it goes…
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Glad to know I’m not alone in the struggle, lol.
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