Commercialism Holidays

Discussion in 'Holidays & Traditions' started by Lon Tanner, May 11, 2020.

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    Thank you for your service Lois Winters
     
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    You are welcome, Lon. Very rewarding profession to say the least.
     
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    Kiss your wife & Hug your dog.
     
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    I'll open a good bottle of Chardonnay
     
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    I'm a little late with this but then everyday is 'grandparents' day
     
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    It's proper that they should be combined, as they are man's best friends!

    Howl
     
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    VP is being ridiculed for her Happy Memorial Day banter, but it really is not her fault. All holidays are nothing more other than to increase sales and make you look uncaring if you do not participate .
    There is no Happy in the original reason behind many holidays. The rest are just BS anyway.
    Men in particular are frowned upon if they do not send flowers and jewelry to their wives, or girlfriends. Told Mark years ago, the only holiday I would appreciate your remembering is our anniversary. It is in August pick a day, as everything with us happened in an August. Several times a year he buys me yellow roses. No reason, just does and that means more to me than him feeling obligated because of Valentines Day.
    Try and be good to those you love regardless of the day, make your own Holiday, without all the hype.
    Here is something regarding the real reasons behind the holidays The Commercialization Of Our 25 Favorite Holidays (businesspundit.com)
     
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    To a point, I disagree with you and our VP's statement was taken out-of-content. But, there are those, like where we live, that don't display the U.S. Flag on Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July or Veteran's Day. We display for all four.

    As far as "making you feel uncaring if you don't participate", wife and I really don't care anymore what others think (to a point).
     
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