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Joy, great article. I'm not a fan of the season either. And I'm not saying that as a "we don't celebrate it for what it's supposed to be" statement either. There's no mandate to celebrate the birth of Christ in the first place.

I love giving stuff to my kids. But I hate being around a bunch of people. I hate the depression I know it brings during this yearly cycle. The remembrance of a time not too long ago when a bunch of crap came at me real fast.

So, I hear you. Don't care for it, don't like it, but I smile at everyone else and move on, happy to know that someone else is enjoying it.