It makes me ill.
There is nothing wrong with working hard and having some nice things, but some shit just irritates the hell out of me.
Especially in this season.
What the HELL are people doing spending $600 on a new PlayStation when there are families that can't afford to feed their children Top Ramen, let alone a "traditional" Thanksgiving meal?
When there is a "Tree of Sharing" and "Toys for Tots" at almost every store you walk in and out of, but people feel like corroding their child's brain with violent video games is somehow more important?
What has happened to us?
A list...of other things to spend $600 on....
1. Food for a family of four for 3-4 months
2. Livestock for families in 3rd world countries
3. Sponsor a child affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa for almost a year and a half
4. Bring relief to refugees in Darfur
5. A Leap Pad plus Writing educational toy....for 15 underprivileged children
6. A warm winter coat....for 20 underprivileged children
7. 600 wrist bands from The ONE Campaign
8. 200 loaves of whole wheat bread
9. 240 gallons of gas
10. 300 gallons of milk
There will be more, but I'm out of time for now.
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Well said!
I'm not going to say we're not doing Chrismas gifts, because we are - each child, basically, gets one "big" gift.
We are going to try to donate as much money to worthy causes as we are spending on gifts for the family. Heifer International is on my list. It's horrifying to me, too, to see how much money is wasted - especially on stupid meaningless stuff like wrapping paper - when there are people freezing or starving to death.
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