Hitting Me Hard

 

Tis the Season. Right??? I am just going to put it out there. I absolutely despise this season. I used to love it. I didn't even like it as a child. You wanna know the biggest memories I have of Christmas from my childhood? My parents, every year, would bring in these real Christmas trees; decorating them was a bitch!!! I cannot tell you how many times I would cut my hands or they'd be bleeding and I couldn't leave until every single decoration was put up, then I was responsible to make sure not a pine needle would be on the ground for the entire xmas season... Yah, THAT'S how I want to remember what are supposed to be celebrations...

As I got older, Christmas lost all its gusto for me, altogether... at least until I became a mother myself. Lemme tell you how grateful I was that by that point we no longer used real trees. I loved getting everything up and decorated for my kids. I'd respectfully wait until November 12th of every year and put it up, leaving the tree up until January 14th, when the Greek (Orthodox) celebrations were completed. It became a beautiful almost 2 month long family event and I finally found peace within for all the xmases I didn't have with my family because it was better for me to be on the streets than at their religious house.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy part of the festivities...

To me, I couldn't care less about the religious aspects of Christmas because if people actually took the time to read about the traditions and seriously review their "knowledge" of the times back then, they'd know that December 25th actually has absolutely nothing to do with the birth of the Jesus Christ; but it DOES have everything to do with the Pagan traditions and holiday Yule. Now, I am not going to bash people nor their belief systems, but I am going to say that my children have learned both sides of the coin, plus all the ridges in between. I did NOT force religion on my children; what they believe and how they choose to do that, is entirely up to them.

To put an end to the rambling here, let me say this... "Merry ChristYulemasTide". I will raise my hand as high as I can to let my loved ones know when I cannot handle things on my own anymore... mentally, emotionally, etc... as I hope you will reach out to me when the going gets tough and you can't figure out where to stand. No matter what time, day or night, I am a text or message away. The holiday season can be rough for a lot of us; but together we can push through it.

Stay blessed my beautiful lovies 

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