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A Jewish Christmas Eve

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by EStreetJoe, Dec 24, 2009.

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  1. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    I love Barney Stinson's take on the Dreidel Song, which can be seen at the end of this video clip. :D


     
    Double J, Dec 25, 2009
    #13
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Work on your reading there, tstumpf. Hell, I'm more surprised when somebody thinks to wish me a Happy Chanukah than Merry Christmas. I take it as it was meant when somebody says it to me. My kid, however, is at an age where it bothers her. If you can't understand the urge to smack somebody that upsets your kid, even if they just meant to be nice, you are clueless.

    Of course, I don't really blame them. People assume everybody celebrates Christmas. I get that. Doesn't mean I have to like a sad look on my kid's face.
     
    outofplace, Dec 25, 2009
    #14
  3. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Just polished off a dinner of spare ribs, hot and sour soup, moo shoo pork and chicken with eggplant. A Jewish Xmas treat.
     
    Webster, Dec 25, 2009
    #15
  4. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    It's never too early to remind the Jewish kids they get hanukkah presents for eight days....the unfortunate Christmas kids only get one day (assuming they're not into that whole geese a'layin thing).
     
    21, Dec 25, 2009
    #16
  5. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    21, we do that. I don't think it is even a matter of thinking Christmas is better, at least for my kid. Little kids want to be included, and she is the only child in her class who does not celebrate Christmas. Well, that and pop culture kinda shoves it down our collective throats every year. It helped that we let her put up winter/Chanukah decorations this year. But no tree and no Santa. Ain't happenin.
     
    outofplace, Dec 26, 2009
    #17
  6. KG

    KG Active Member

    Santa really has nothing to do with Jesus, so why not do the Santa thing?
     
    KG, Dec 28, 2009
    #18
  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So you can't see that wishing a 6-year-old a Merry Christmas when the family doesn't celebrate Christmas would cause some issues?
     
    Ace, Dec 28, 2009
    #19
  8. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Happy Holidays is still honest-to-goodness pleasantry, without the self-centeredness of thinking everyone celebrates as you do.
     
    imjustagirl, Dec 28, 2009
    #20
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I grew up Jewish. With a mom who took the religion even more seriously than most Jews who aren't hassidic. I somehow managed to navigate being wished Merry Christmas when I was a kid, even though my family didn't celebrate the holiday. It's so not the end of the world. Kids figure it out.

    It's a Christian world--at least in the U.S. The sooner a kid gets used to that, the sooner they are getting used to a reality. There is nothing wrong with that. It's up to the parents to deal with that fact and make whatever religion they do practice special for their kids. It's just unrealistic to expect to the rest of the world to be sensitive to something like this. It is not going to happen and you are going to walk around angry and making people wonder why you have a stick up your ass, when all they were trying to do was send a good wish your way.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 28, 2009
    #21
  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member


    Yeah, but it's still gotta be tough on young kids.
     
    Ace, Dec 28, 2009
    #22
  11. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    It shouldn't, for those who aren't just looking for a reason to get pissed.

    And while the family may not "celebrate" Christmas, the holiday exists for EVERYONE. The kid ain't going to school that day, and the parents likely aren't going to work. So it IS a holiday, no matter how you choose to spend it. So enjoy it, have a merry one and lighten up, people.

    Life is rough on young kids. Or it used to be, before "disappointing" one became a federal crime.
     
    BTExpress, Dec 28, 2009
    #23
  12. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    If your family doesn't have some weird issue that makes you feel different from the other kids, you aren't growing up properly.
     
    RickStain, Dec 28, 2009
    #24
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