Originally Posted by Rigsby
Well we all seem to know what Christmas is really about. Like Wabbit said, the parents have to carry the tradition & the meaning on correctly. When it becomes about the newest cell phone or a new PS3... & not about Jesus, we have lost the meaning & have little spoiled brats running around thinking it is their birthday... sad. There is a balance though; giving & receiving. I got a 150.00 cert from Summit from my Pop... pretty cool. But he also would have given me a whoopen back in the day had I disrespected the true meaning of Christmas.
The best thing we got for Christmas? I have plowed my neighbors driveway since the day I moved in every time it snows, its no big deal, takes me about 10 minutes and I have never asked for or charged him anything. He and his wife are in their 70's, all 3 of his kids live out of state. One of his boys came over Christmas day (after it had snowed 6") and gave my wife a box of homemade cookies, really made her day. That evening when we decided to eat a few, to our surprise there was a thank you card in the box, a nice little note from all the boys thanking us for keeping an eye on their parents and a $150 Wal-Mart gift card! My wife was in tears, she couldnt believe it. She says it was the best gift ever and really made her Christmas day special.