If you don't celebrate Christmas or anything else right now, do your kids feel left out?
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Wondering if your kids feel left out with all of the activity going on at the malls, school, with friends...even when they see commercials on TV about Santa coming and kids getting presents under the tree on Christmas morning, do they wonder why you don't celebrate Christmas? Do they ask for gifts?
This is a main reason why we continue to celebrate Christmas and play into the stupid Santa crap. I don't want them to miss out on the fun, and knowing the kids my daughter goes to school with, she would be ridiculed incessently.
I dont know. My kids went to school with some kids who didnt observe the commercial aspect of it. They beleved in Christmas, as far as the religious part, but didnt do trees or gifts. (it had to do with their religion...they werent JW, but something else)
I know they didnt participate in the school Christmas programs, but I dont recall them ever feeling left out.
I do know though that at Christmas break, their whole family would go on a big vacation, a cruise, or whatever. If you are raised from day one like that, I dont think it's really a big deal. I think they got over getting gifts for one day...they got other things throughout the year.
How can kids miss something if they've never participated in it? Our two holidays are the two Eids (Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha) and our kids know why we only have two holidays in Islam. Since they'll be raised back home in a Muslim country they won't be exposed to other holidays besides the two Eids.
Quoting travelbunny:How can kids miss something if they've never participated in it? Our two holidays are the two Eids (Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha) and our kids know why we only have two holidays in Islam. Since they'll be raised back home in a Muslim country they won't be exposed to other holidays besides the two Eids.
I think she was speaking about those children raised in american society where, from October to January, you can't turn a corner without seeing ads for xmas presents, giant santas, and decorated trees - the schools do xmas/holiday programs, their friends celebrate, etc.
It's easy to feel left out of something that is constantly "in your face". KWIM?
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Quoting AutymsMommy:
Quoting travelbunny:How can kids miss something if they've never participated in it? Our two holidays are the two Eids (Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha) and our kids know why we only have two holidays in Islam. Since they'll be raised back home in a Muslim country they won't be exposed to other holidays besides the two Eids.
I think she was speaking about those children raised in american society where, from October to January, you can't turn a corner without seeing ads for xmas presents, giant santas, and decorated trees - the schools do xmas/holiday programs, their friends celebrate, etc.
It's easy to feel left out of something that is constantly "in your face". KWIM?
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Quoting Anonymous:Please don't say jipped. It's a very insulting word that comes from gypped (Gypsies)
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