Thread: What's your thought on Holidays

Happy V-day everyone. Hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful day together.

yea sure not me im single got ****ed up sterring no job have to pay for a fuel pump that was 290 bucks prolly some more suspension parts soon gotta ****ed up rim i just got have like 100 bucks left in my account got screwed outta 50 bucks a few days ago... but yeah things are great with me.... anywayz to all the happy and cute couples out there have a wonderful day and night =]

Woman's holiday!!

i agree blown lol but hay we get some some in return at night hopefully lmao

It's all made up One more way for corporations to screw us out of money, why must it be on one day? Why do we have to wait to show how much we care about someone and love them?

It is taboo to give someone chocolates or flowers at work during any other day or cards on random days, but on this day suddenly it is all about your partner and ok. But godforbid if you say you don't believe in this "holiday" and don't get the person anything then you are seen as heartless and uncaring. People should be less infatuated with silly days and more about the real things, why can't they be appreciated and loved all the time? Why do we associate how much someone cares about us and loves us by what they do/give us on this day (branches out to other days to, IE christmas). What if some unfortunate guy doesn't know how to show he loves his gf/wife or w.e and gets her something she deems wrong.... Why does she suddenly get angry and throw a fit?

Just some things to think about and some stuff I have always wondered/

Ps wrote on the go and might be out of order and weird

Originally Posted by 1998xGTP

It's all made up One more way for corporations to screw us out of money, why must it be on one day? Why do we have to wait to show how much we care about someone and love them?

It is taboo to give someone chocolates or flowers at work during any other day or cards on random days, but on this day suddenly it is all about your partner and ok. But godforbid if you say you don't believe in this "holiday" and don't get the person anything then you are seen as heartless and uncaring. People should be less infatuated with silly days and more about the real things, why can't they be appreciated and loved all the time? Why do we associate how much someone cares about us and loves us by what they do/give us on this day (branches out to other days to, IE christmas). What if some unfortunate guy doesn't know how to show he loves his gf/wife or w.e and gets her something she deems wrong.... Why does she suddenly get angry and throw a fit?

Just some things to think about and some stuff I have always wondered/

Ps wrote on the go and might be out of order and weird

DUDE!!! You and I need to have a heart to heart 'cause I think we are on the EXACT same wavelength. I have told my wife from the day we started dating why in hades do we have to wait for one day of the year to show our love for one another (Valentines) or one day out of the year to show appreciation for our parents (Mothers and Fathers day) or one day out of the year to be thankful (Thanksgiving) and last but not least one day out of the year to show our faith, good will, give a gift, etc (Christmas).

She hates it when I make that argument. I called her in here in fact so she could read what you posted and to let her know Im not the only one that thinks that way.

I listen to people every year, particularly around Christmas time, when we are in a check out line or when we are shopping around, that are stressing out over how they are going to pay for all the gifts, or how they are going to get all the shopping done in time, etc. etc.

Well heres a novel idea, how about well tell our kids no once in a while, how about we teach them again about the true meaning of a holiday and teach them how it can be applied throughout the year instead of on just one day and then start putting it into action ourselves.

How about we all take up the pay it forward concept instead of pay me back or return the favor. These holidays such as Valentines, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc are such major holidays and high retail times because it clearly points out that we as a society hardly practice the concepts and ideals behind the holidays any other time of the year.

I think Im a decent person, I'll do anything I can within my financial and physical ability at any time to help someone out in need, I dont need a special holiday as a reason to show my love for my family or my wife or for society in general and yet people have this freaked out stunned look on their face when I suggest they stop stressing out over a particular holiday and try observing each of the holidays everday of the year.

You dont have to save the world, but you can make improvements one life at a time. I once heard a pastor say you dont need and open eyed vision from God to see there is a need. His point was that if you hear a single mom struggling to pay for food for her baby, or that a neighbor is ill and cant get out and mow their yard or any number of things, you dont need God to tell you to help that person, it should come naturally and from the heart and without consideration of what you get in return.

See what you did, you got me on my soapbox, LOL.

And to add on x2 on what Terry said hope you guys all have a good one

EXACTLY Syn you are the man. All you other guys need to man up and think for a second and take the reigns back from this "holiday". And show your women/men that this makes no sense.

I am glad you showed her because the utter stupidity is ridiculous. I actually got in trouble for not getting anything to which sparked that, EVEN THOUGH I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO GET ANYTHING FOR HER BECAUSE I DIDNT BELIEVE IN IT!!!!!. I do not need some huge corporate conglomerate to tell me when and what I need to do/buy to impress my gf and show her I love her when they rake in billions.

I can understand the actual holidays like christmas and anniversaries.

WILL CONTINUE LATER going to the bars till close lol

Anniversaries I truly understand, that is a sacred date and should be cherished. Christmas on the other hand, as cherished and sacred as that date is has for the most part lost its true meaning to many. Im sure there are many theological discussions that could be had on the matter, but if you boil it down to its basics, apart from the celebration of the birth of Christ, it is also the time to show good will to others, taking the time to help others in times of need, those less fortunate and so on. And frankly, I dont need a holiday in order to do that. Honestly it should be a way of life, a point of consideration every day of our lives.

Too many times we give and hope that that action develops a rapor or favor we can call in later or we help with thoughts of what it will get for us or that later we can cash in on that to get help ourselves and so on. Truly, if we did such things without such considerations, without keeping scores or tabs or any such thing then our society would be infinately better than it is.

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

Anniversaries I truly understand, that is a sacred date and should be cherished. Christmas on the other hand, as cherished and sacred as that date is has for the most part lost its true meaning to many. Im sure there are many theological discussions that could be had on the matter, but if you boil it down to its basics, apart from the celebration of the birth of Christ, it is also the time to show good will to others, taking the time to help others in times of need, those less fortunate and so on. And frankly, I dont need a holiday in order to do that. Honestly it should be a way of life, a point of consideration every day of our lives.

Too many times we give and hope that that action develops a rapor or favor we can call in later or we help with thoughts of what it will get for us or that later we can cash in on that to get help ourselves and so on. Truly, if we did such things without such considerations, without keeping scores or tabs or any such thing then our society would be infinately better than it is.

Amen, and sorry Terry pretty heated topic lol. But I completely agree I never have, or never will understand why people need to "show" how much they care about someone on one particular day. I always take the gf out for dinner and buy her clothes and other things. But then on vday its like all hell breaks lose when I say I didn't get anything.I don't understand it, I tell her I do these things all year long but don't want to on this day to make a point of how stupid it is, and I'm out on my ass for the night

But I guess in this day and age where everything is judged by what you own, what you give, and what you do it will never change.

My fiancee and i really dont celebrate V day..kinda look at it like a hallmark holiday. But, she went up north with her old room mate to visit a friend so I decided to have a house party....was good till the cops showed up hahah

Relationships are overrated, im happy to be single Im more into my own s***. My valentine is my car, and her v-day present is a nice big Gen V

Originally Posted by 99prixgt

Relationships are overrated, im happy to be single Im more into my own s***. My valentine is my car, and her v-day present is a nice big Gen V

My car wants a GenV too. Buy two of them. haha

me 3 and evogirl LMAO

wow whatta cheap asshole