Happy Money Out the Window Day

[Sundae]

I get quite cross when people grumble about Valentine's Day being a made up holiday and only about people spending money, which they could spend any other days of the year...

What about Christmas?
Most people who I've heard complain about Valentine's Day are Christians in no more than name, if that.
It's a made-up day too, even if you are Christian, because Jebus was NOT born 25 December 0 AD/BC.
And cards and trees were certainly not part of the "first Christmas". Neither were snow or Coca-Cola.

I'm atheist and I still buy cards and presents and traditional food.
Because I love and care about people and am willing to swallow the trite "It's the most wonderful time of the year" BS that goes along with it.

Advent is even more shocking - supposedly a time of reflection and prayer, preparing to let the Saviour into your heart - now packaged as a cartoon advent calendar with chocolates in? Hello - made up for the benefit of retailers?

Ditto Easter.
Chocolate eggs?
Made up tradition.

I wouldn't presume to tell anyone what to celebrate and what not to.
I just gently suggest that they're not too hypocritical about it.

Merc - I think you have things upside down.
A handmade card is such a wonderful idea. I wish everyone would make them, then we could dispense with the idea that this is about money not thoughts (of course it costs more money, usually to make than buy)

But I have to call you on the copying of wording. Crikey me, that's what makes me reject 99.9% of cards. The shite that's written in them. A handmade card with a personal message would mean so much.
Why give the person who knows you best someone else's words?

Yes, I send store cards.
But I'm not happily married