Re: Happy V-Day
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.