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  • Fllorik
    Fllorik Member Posts: 1,351
    edited December 2007

    By the way- Happy Chanukah! It's the holiday of miracles!

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  • justanna
    justanna Member Posts: 90
    edited December 2007

    I was going to stay out of it too but as an atheist; whenever tells me "Merry X-mas" I thank them and tell them "Merry Christmas in return.  I don't see anyone giving me any best wishes as shoving Christianity down my throat.   I practiced with Jewish doctors at my last office and we still had Christmas parties and gift exchanges.

    I mean even the word "holiday" means holy day.  So for me as an atheist  changing the phrase to "Happy Holidays" would still be incorrect.  I can if you use the European meaning, of "going off on a holiday" then maybe.  I have to laugh at myself over how seriously I'm taking this! 

    I really just wanted to tell Shirley and Benita to have a Merry Christmas and not to worry about offending all of we non-believers and to tell Luann that her son really rocks!

    Anna

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  • NoH8
    NoH8 Member Posts: 2,726
    edited December 2007

    Shirley, you have misinterpretted what I said to mean I am offended by the word xmas. I am not. I am offended when christians only recognize this season as their season and not a season for everyone. I celebrate the winter season. I give hannukah presents to jewish friends and family, xmas gifts to christian friends and family (yep, i have family who are chistrian) and presents to my atheist and agnostic friends and family who don't celebrate specific holidays. I don't like to see people marginalized or left out. I think too often the majority, whether that be religion, race, political party, social clique etc., overlook the needs and feelings of the majority. I was volunteering at a shelter about 15 years ago and we took the kids to see a black santa, since most of them were black. It was the first time any of them had seen one (including most of the volunteers) and they loved seeing a santa who looked like them.

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  • LUVmy2girlZ
    LUVmy2girlZ Member Posts: 2,394
    edited December 2007

    LuAnn~

    Your son and his heartfelt gift I am sure put a smile on your face....I always liked the short hair myself my nephews w/ the "shag" look covered how handsome they really were. ( I have two daughters )

    You son wanted to keep the "style" I am sure but he did it for YOU....to please you and you must be proud ! 

    Merry Christmas to you and may we all have the gift,  we soooo want !

    Laurie

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  • LuAnnH
    LuAnnH Member Posts: 8,847
    edited December 2007

    Ok ladies, enough of the bickering!  I really posted to share my photos, shock and surprise!  There is enough problems in this world without some needless bickering over a gift from a son to his mother!  We have so many struggles in our lives do you really need to destroy my pleasure at my sons gift to me.  I am really sorry I shared!

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  • NoH8
    NoH8 Member Posts: 2,726
    edited December 2007

    I apologize Luann. I won't discuss it any more on this thread.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2007

    LuAnn:  OMG!  That picture of your son is great.

    Nicki

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