I had an idea last night, that Sara thinks might offend people. I don’t think it will at all. We’re not religious at all here, but we celebrate Christmas just by default more than anything else. We grew up with it, and we’ve done it for years.
I thought that maybe next year instead of celebrating Christmas we could pick a different winter celebration like Hannukah, Eid or Kwanzaa and celebrate that instead. Then the year after we could pick a different one and just cycle through them every few years.
I thought it might help give our kids an appreciation for other cultures and to expose them to different ways of celebrating. Help make them more well rounded people. Sara thinks we’d offend people doing that.
What do you think, oh vast, anonymous internet?
Ashley
December 30, 2011 at 7:40 am
I think that is a fantastic idea. Not only will it Educate your children, but it will give them an appreciation that other kids don’t have, and it will show them Christmas isnt just about gift giving. Kudos to you on wanting to enlighten your kids, not enough parents do that now a days.