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Holiday Anxiety

Christmas Halloween 4th of July Three big holidays Full of vivid memories All big holidays come with Enormously incredulous hype Each remembered fondly Years later as much better than they were Insecure moms determined to make this year’s Holiday meal, decor, costumes and presents The best one ever, lugging in junk to Make it the best one yet, wearing themselves out, to win the best ever yet contest Sad in the end when they realize once again Things went terribly wrong, because someone Tried way too hard, and we are not living in Hallmark movies. Real people in crabby moods, smothered by anxiety, overwhelmed yearly by perpetual disappointment and rage.

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/2/2019 6:48:00 PM

"No rest for the weary, there". Just stress...stress...and more...stress...But, oh the elation when it's over and one can let go of the tension. It would be nice if everyone took at least one Christmas off and just got together with family and friends to help feed others; imagine the psychological and spiritual stress relief that would bring and without any of the usual fuss. Oh well, we humans do have a tendency to overdo everything.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/2/2019 11:57:00 PM

The overdo-ing is going to be the death of us.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/30/2018 7:24:00 PM

So true. So well-described and laid out...Am going to wax philosophic (whatever that means) for a second here: Materialism gone mad will always result in disappointment, as one always ends up wanting more...Time to put the holy into holidays. That works...O.K. I'm off the soapbox now. Happy 2019, Caren. Yours sincerely, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/31/2018 12:08:00 AM

Happy 2019 back to you Gershon. I hope you are doing something fun and exciting for yourself!