Have you seen those car commercials yet that have people in their late 30’s or early 40’s re-living childhood memories while looking at the new car they just got for Christmas? The one with the kid riding the Big Wheel through the house reminded me so much of my childhood Christmases that I actually enjoy watching that commercial every time it is on. The guy at the end looks to be about my age and when I see that commercial the memories come rushing back.
I remember Christmas when I was a kid and it is nothing like Christmas these days. When I was a kid the Christmas specials on television would start on November 1 and go right through to Christmas Day. Everyone had a Christmas special and I really miss all of that. Today you get the same movies over and over again and no one really comes out with a good and new Christmas special anymore. The closest thing is the Grinch movie Jim Carrey made a few years ago.
This is going to sound strange but I believe that part of the problem with the break down in our society these days has to do with the de-emphasis on things like Christmas. These days it is all about selling more product than last year and no one really focuses on the things that used to bring families together. When I was a kid we used to huddle around the television to watch Christmas specials as a family. We used to go to downtown Lockport and be there when they lit up the city Christmas tree. I was glad to see they brought the Christmas tree lighting back. But a lot of the things that used to emphasize family togetherness are disappearing.
Parents are not spending the time with their kids that they used to spend with them and some of life’s lessons are being lost. There are a lot of single parent homes these days and parents have to work a lot to make ends meet. I think that has a lot to do with the fabric of our society becoming unraveled as well.
But I do remember Christmas when I was a kid and I wish it was like that today. I know you can never go back in time but if I could show just one 9 year old kid what the Christmas season was like when I was their age I promise you it would start to make a comeback.
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