I want to stop giving and getting gifts for christmas. How do I tell this to my family?

I think you can tell them (nicely) that you don't want any gifts for Christmas and that they really shouldn't get you any. If they actually listen to you and don't get you anything, you won't have to re-pay them by getting them gifts too! Which means no one will receive or give gifts :-).

Give the card before they give anything. Via mail.

That's obnoxious and ridiculous.... First off, taking the presents away from the kids and forcing them into your religion is cruel.... Second off, while trying to do something good, you're being rude to the people who love you an buy you presents because they care for you. Let them buy you presents if they wish, If you're too cheap, leave it at that.

Christmas is about giving and sharing. Part of that is giving and recieving presents. Put a couple dollars in the cards, hopefully a nice message would make up for the missing gifts.It's not all about Jesus.

I celebrate Christmas, but do not believe in Jesus at the slightest, it's not logical. Christmas has different meanings to different people.

If you don't like their method of celebrating you can simply RSVP that you can't go and isolate yourself in a church feeling better that you've gotten what you wanted. You eliminated the awkwardness of not giving to your family, you don't have to feel bad that someone thought enough to buy you a gift, and you don't have to see the look of disappointment that you weren't there. It will be you celebrating with the big guy in the clouds.

Adults sometimes do things they may not want to do. They have to put their personal feelings aside and think about how other people are affected by their actions. I think you're feeling shame that you're giving a note knowing that someone took the time to look through shelves and bought you something.

If it makes you feel better at the very least make them an ornament for their tree or hit up a dollar store if money is an issue to help satisfy the shame you might be feeling. Or be an adult know that you can still celebrate jesus and give to your family. I never understand why it's so black and white with Christians.

That's a very kind consideration for you to take :) . You are totally correct about Christmas, though. Christmas was supposedly for the birth of jesus, but they started focusing more on santa, the elves, the reindeers, the gifts, etc.No one cares for Jesus anymore these days.

But why should we only give gifts to others and be nice to others on a certain day. Why can't we do it whenever? It doesn't have to be a special day right?

We shouldn't be nice once a year just cuz of christmas, we should be nice every day, every year. It's interesting though, but you said that you wanted to focus christmas on jesus, but Jesus wasn't even born on Christmas, it's impossible for him to be born on a cold winter day. Jesus didn't even tell us in the bible to celebrate his birthday, he only told us to celebrate the Lord's evening meal because it's in commemoration of him and what he did for us.

I'm not telling you to stop celebrating christmas, by all means go ahead. I just wanted to give facts and give you props of realizing that Christmas isn't about family or Jesus anymore but its about "getting".

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