Please Stop Forcing Holidays Down my Throat
by FireMom ~ January 4th, 2008. Filed under: Holidays, Rants.Like what you're reading? Subscribe to our feed.
The Halloween stuff was out just behind the Back-to-School stuff. And before the dawn of the first of November, Christmas decorations were up and in your face, luring you to spend too much on too many people. And when I hit the sales shortly after Christmas, do you know what I saw? Do you know what was already up and ready for purchasing?
Oh, the Valentine’s Day stuff.
Before the first of the year! (I’m just getting to writing about it now because of the big blog move and, ya know, I didn’t want to think over a month in advance about a holiday that doesn’t really mean anything!) But yes, Valentine’s Day candy is already in the store. (Of note, we haven’t finished eating our Christmas candy just yet. And, to be frank, we still have a few pieces of Halloween candy in the cupboard.) And, if you’re an overplanner, Gap & Old Navy even have their Valentine’s day clothing available on their website. (Along with spring lines of clothing. Spring? As I look out the window, I am gazing upon six inches of snow. Spring is not on my mind.)
Why must we rush everything? I am busy enough as it is! You know, between the work that I do from of my home (writing, managing and so on), the work that I do in the home (laundry, meals and so on), a two-year-old who isn’t afraid of the Naughty Chair, a newborn who seems to love breastfeeding more than sleeping, a husband that I occasionally like to spend some alone time with, friends, family, church, parties and did I mention the six inches of snow on my back porch? Why are stores so intent on reminding me that, “Hey! There’s something else, just around the bend, that you need to take care of AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!” Why do they insist on saying, “Sure, you haven’t yet put away the decorations from the last holiday but it’s time do prepare for the next!”
Obviously, they want to make money. But it’s not working with this lady.
If you stress me out, if you make me anxious, I just straight up shut down. I don’t want to think about February when it’s only January. I don’t want to think about spring clothing when I’m wondering where all of our gloves have gone. I want to make sure I’m taking care of the present tense before I worry about the future. I want to actually enjoy the present. I’m tired of the constant push to get things done ahead of time. I’ll get stuff done when I get it done! If ever! Leave me alone!
And really, this rant is brought to you by the fact that, oh, you know what’s coming next. As soon as the push for the spring line is over, bathing suits will be right behind. And this just-delivered-a-baby Mama is unwilling to even consider bathing suit season just yet.
(Okay, ranting aside, who thinks that the boys should wear matching shirts on Valentine’s Day? Me too.)
January 4th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I was in Target buying my 17.00 Christmas tree (I can’t resist a great bargain) and they had a poster up telling me to get my Easter photos taken NOW!!! I don’t even know what day Easter is this year!!
January 4th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Um, yeah, well TARGET ALREADY HAS SWIMSUITS! I know! Ridiculous! I wanted to shove a bunny where the sun don’t shine in TJ Maxx earlier today when I saw Easter stuff, but that’s not quite as bad as the swimsuits. In January. In Pittsburgh.
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January 4th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
yeah I saw those damndable bikinis at Target I wanted to run and get some more get MORE
clearance Christmas candy.
Grrrrr
January 4th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I can kind of “get” Easter stuff. No one ever knows when Easter is as it changes every year. To boot, Easter is early this year, falling on March 23rd. BUT BATHING SUITS?! IN PITTSBURGH?!
I think I might vomit.
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January 4th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
There have been bathing suits in the junior section in Tarzhay for a month. Yeah, I wanted to vomit. And the week before Christmas, when I saw the valentines cards going out? HUUUURRRLLLL!
Asshats.
Oops. Sorry, this is a family blog, right?
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January 4th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I can’t stand it either.
What I REALLY can’t stand is that when it actually IS time to buy something, they don’t have any in the stores!! Try buying a bathing suit in July. There won’t be anything but mismatched two-pieces, but there’ll be a wide selection of fall sweaters to choose from!
Sheesh.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I’ve noticed that I usually avoid the holiday isles until closer to the holidays. Saves any buying of unneeded candy.
I think the matching shirts would be cute. At Christmas my MIL embroidered shirts for the kids and I. Lil’ Bum had a girly shirt with festive penguins while Baby Bum’s was equally masculine with penguins.
They (Lil’ Bum) actually one a prize at a Christmas party because she and her brother were super Christmasy. The brother was snoozing the whole time.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Yes… this hit me too when we were out shopping after Christmas. Yikes… all the heartsy stuff. But that aside, yes, your boys should get the shirts. Yes, they should.
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January 4th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Oh, I hear ya. When I saw the Valentine’s stuff at the store the other day, I audibly groaned.
Sheesh!!
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January 5th, 2008 at 1:21 am
I can’t stand how they seem to put out the next holiday stuff earlier and earlier. Soon it is going to be Christmas in July!
January 5th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Definatley matching shirts.
And try to think of it this way. If they are bringing out all the spring stuff now, the winter stuff we DO need is now 50-70% off
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January 5th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
First of all Happy New Year! I absolutely love your new blog name and sign in name! It’s just too awesome!!! I saw our comment and it made me smile to see your name and then came to your blog and smiled again. :o)
Anyway, I am trying to catch up on my blog reading and I wanted you to know that I hope you have a blessed year in 2008!
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January 5th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
First of all Happy New Year! I absolutely love your new blog name and sign in name! It’s just too awesome!!! I saw our comment and it made me smile to see your name and then came to your blog and smiled again. :o)
Anyway, I am trying to catch up on my blog reading and I wanted you to know that I hope you have a blessed year in 2008!