Choose Your Battles

I witnessed various people protesting the holiday yesterday and I just have to say this:

Do you refuse gifts of love on Christmas? Do you ask your loved ones not to celebrate your birthday? If your kids give you a mother’s day card, or your brother sends you a gift for Hanukah, do you return it? When grandparents send a little care package to grandkids for Halloween or Easter, should we exclaim that Hallmark made them do it? If you are single does that mean you are unloved? Do you have to spend money to demonstrate love? If you don't want a card, chocolate, flowers or diamonds, does that mean you can't participate in Valentine's Day?

No. NO NO NO NO NO!!

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. Along with 364 other days in the year.

Enjoy it. Embrace it. Have fun with it.

Enjoy each other. Embrace each other. Have fun with each other.

Let’s add more days of showing love to the world to the calendar, instead of boycotting the ones we already have.

Comments

Anonymous said…
while i didn't really protest valentine's day, i did post on my blog how i wasn't a big fan. mostly it's because i really don't like to receive gifts. most of the time, people are only buying gifts because they feel obligated not because they want to show their love or affection towards the receiver. i don't refuse anything because that would just be downright rude but deep down inside when somebody hands me a gift, be it at christmas or valentine's day, i cringe. "what kind of useless crap is this person handing me?" i know, i know, not a very nice thing to admit to thinking but it's true. i am much more appreciative of acts of kindness than with pretty packages.
Wendy said…
Amen to this post Amy!! I'm with you! Some people just miss the point, but I think it's more because media focuses more on 'relationships' rather than pure and simple love. Thank you!
Katrina said…
Amen to your last sentence! I feel the same way about Christmas, too. (And isn't any excuse to go out to dinner instead of cooking a good one?)
Anonymous said…
I couldn't agree with you more Amy. There's a young guy who works with me and he said his girlfriend doesn't believe in Hallmark holidays. I told him he was far too young to be cynical and that love is something that deserves to be celebrated. You can boycott the cards, but certainly not the sentiment.
Newlywife said…
The comments are as good as the post!

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