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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not normally this person but I really feel it this Christmas so:

If you woke up in a warm bed and spent the morning with a spouse and children, none of whom had to work or are battling illness, and everyone in your family will have plenty to eat today, then you are among the most fortunate people in the world today, and in the history of the world. If you had MORE than this -- a large and well-appointed house, extended family nearby, a mound of gifts to give and/or get, luxurious food and clothes, a fancy vacation to look forward to... then there are so few people in the world who would not envy you these riches that a random sample of the world's population might not turn up any at all.

Also, if you have a job, internet access, and don't have to work on Christmas Day, odds are fairly good that that you can afford to buy, or save up to buy with some small mount of diligence, whatever consumer good your heart desires.

Again, I'm not normally this person, but this thread was almost shocking to me -- be grateful, OP. You no doubt have so much to be grateful for. If you are disappointed in, of all things, the gifts you didn't receive this morning, please take a moment to count your other no doubt numerous assets and consider all the people who have so much less and yet have still found a way to be more content and gracious today than you.[/quote]

Mmkay, Pollyanna.

[b]No, OP should not be grateful that her husband couldn’t be bothered to get her a single simple gift for Christmas, while he had no problem opening his own. [/b]Christmas is the same date every year. [/quote]

Right.  Her husband showed her no thought or consideration.[/quote]

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