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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.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2018

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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. Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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!