I dont know where you got that I was an Atheist, but if you think that then your entire comment has to get no-signed off gp

And please don't tell me what point I was trying to make. Most people got the post and took it for what it was. I'm not here to judge. I'm here to provide a well-written perspective. I want to respond to your comment, but I got side-tracked addressing your first paragraph.

I think for the most part, everyone does get what you're saying. I liked what Girl Politik said. If you don't like holidays, then don't celebrate them… become a Jehova's Witness or a secular person who doesn't participate in any religious/social celebration (idk how streetztalk can be a self-proclaimed atheist but still think it's okay to believe in some of the holidays that have religious origins but okay, whatevs) Yes, most important part of the holidays are time well spent with people you care about. And yes, we should do that more often, but people *ahem, similar to this post (re: Dr. J)* make excuses for not doing so as often as then should. So, the holiday let's them off the hook. I know you care about me, and you may not say or express it all the time, but just for today I will. If you already do that with you're significant other, than I think everyone can agree, she can't be mad at you for taking some time off of forgoing the gift that one day (although, if you do care about your significant other, why wouldn't you want to spend part of that day with them anyway??) I think THAT is the point you were trying to make. Moments of truth happen at various junctures in relationships on different days of the year.

As for the people without the family to spend time with, then maybe that's where the overratedness may play a bigger factor. Or for people, like myself, who just don't really like their family members that much and don't really want to spend all day trapped inside with them. That doesn't mean the significance and meaning behind being charitable, good tidings, appreciativeness and happiness is lost still. Sure we love and appreciate the friends, coworkers and others who give us support and provide solace for us outside of our family. But again, we don't thank them or show them appreciation for that every day, so picking a small amount of time out of the year to say thank you, still matters, and it still makes you feel good. The commercialization comes from making people think that you need an xbox 360 to show your child/special someone how much you love and appreciate them. That's where the meaning is lost in translation over time, cultures and socialization.

Ever since I accepted my being agnostic the holidays really just = a few days off with family. Everyone has been tight financially so the holidays really don't equal buying gifts and going to debt anymore, which I'm actually happy about. This season actually brings out the recluse in me more, despite family will want me all up under them. I can do that for a day and then I pretty much want to be left alone. Come New Years everyone will be celebrating the changing of the digits when they write the date but…it'll just be another year. At least I'll get a week to goof off.

*sigh* We should do that for Jesus. The issue is in the timing. I'm trying really hard not to make this become a God discussion. I don't really type anything or write a post without some underlying logic, which I do have. If folks really want to go into this, it's way deeper than a blog comment box and I'm not trying to go there right now. Hit me up on Twitter (@slimjackson) and we can discuss offline.

I'ma go back to writing about b*sting nuts and other foolishness. Never any controversy with those topics….