Who else has no presents for their kids tomorrow?

Tell that to the kids at school that are gonna tease them the whole next year for not getting any christmas presents.
Better yet try tell that to your own kids and see how they react, no matter how you look at it that day bring joy to the kids, bring families together and if that's not a beautiful thing I don't know what is.

No, it is not hard to explain if you believe what it is you tell them to be true.

If you care about how your children perceive things you might explain to them that most of the planet does not even share this holiday, that it has become a western world traditon which of itself is not that old, that the real message of this is different than receiving but of giving, not presents, but of ourswelves, doing something for another.

Kids are awesome, they can grasp this quickly and live it.

You could start by selling your computer or cutting off your Internet

hilarious.

christmas for me is about the friends, family, and children. I can guarantee, if christ does turn out to be waiting for me in the afterlife, he would be appreciate my outlook.

if christ did turn out to give me shit he would prove himself to be a selfish conceited ass.

To everyone who posted here!

I feel this thread is a true blessing. I was trying to convey my feelings about being a less than perfect dad. Money is tight for money people. While I can't get my to boys a fort like I've promised Yet, I will!

For now my three boys are chasing each other through the entire house with their new $3 nerff guns. And we are about to start making Christmas cookies as a family.

You see I feel truly blessed to know my boys came from neglect, and from the worst abuse possible to our loving home. You see their childhood was stolen from them by a monster. They've been with us over a year and have been in foster homes for three years prior to that so you can figure out how old they were when that monster hurt them. They are safe now.

We should all here feel blessed to know who here are the kind decent people, and who here are the cold unfeeling judgmental monsters.

To all of you kind people who like me are struggling to make ends meet. Hang in there. There are more of us than them.

To all the others... May GOD bless you and let you become assured of his existence and love for you.

Like it or not, I am no better than you, and like it or not you are no better than me. I wish I could all help you find compassion & good will this Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all & to all End Thread.

I remember back to XMas of 1999, my husband had lost his job at Thanksgiving that year, I was at home with a new baby, we had nothing but a pound of hamburger in the freezer for Christmas.

I drove with the kids to the bank to cash a check from the inlaws, xmas gift.. and discovered our account was $40 overdrawn, due to a $50 overdraft fee. PLUS they were unwilling to cash the check because the check came from a bank out of town. Something inside of me just snapped.

Right then and there at the drive through, in front of the cameras, I read them the riot act about the ruthless banking industry. About how I could feed a family of four for a week with that overdraft fee. About how they pretend that the banks are not interconnected electronically, about the ridiculous suggestion that I would have to drive 200 miles to the bank that issued the check in order to cash it.

About how the banks think it's their right to try and buy up the whole world, and dominate the world. I told them that one day, they would get their due. This with the baby crying in the back seat, all caught on camera.

I think I might have ended up on a terrorist watch list that year.

Another "fail" by my kids father. My youngest got two bags of sunflower seeds.

He has NEVER come through for Christmas or birthdays.

Yes, it's the banks' fault that you're too stupid to manage your own funds.

Typical libtard.

I hope your child is being raised by your ex-husband's new wife.

just tell them your job as a English teacher fell through so you have no cash this year HAHAHA

I am absolutely shocked at your responses.

Maybe you should try toughing up? Being so emotionally fragile helps no one.

The world is in short supply of common sense and empathy.

Want to give them the best gift of all? Go take some English lessons.