Christmas Is About Giving And Caring
It’s so difficult these days to teach children the art of giving and caring for others. Our society is so very “me, me, me”. Even on the children’s channels the ads are “buy me” or “eat me”. Keelen is always asking “Grandma can I have that?” Most of it is just crap. Especially the food. With Christmas on the way, it’s especially difficult. It’s a no holds barred “guilt fest”.
I am trying to teach Keelen that Christmas is really about “giving” not “getting”. Last year Keelen and I bought a toy for “Toys For Tots”. I let him pick it out. At four, I don’t think he really understood the whole concept and he had a hard time letting it go and putting it in the collection box.
This year I have been talking about it for awhile. In an effort to teach him the art of giving and caring, this is our list of things to do:
1. Buy a couple nice toys for “Toy For Tots”. (And put them in the box without crying.)
2. Donate food to our local food bank. I kind of look at this a a food savings account. You never know when we might have to make a withdrawal.
3. Sending Christmas cards and needed items to our soldiers. He just sat down and signed “Love Keelen” on 30 Christmas Cards. Click HERE to see more. (photo above)
4. Donating socks to the “Sock Drive” at the prison. It’s for the homeless not the prisoners. Actually, the prisoners have to buy their own socks.
I’m sure I can come up with something else before the “giving” season is over. Actually, the giving season should never be over.
And it’s not “gimme, gimme, gimme”. It’s “give, give, give”. There’s a big difference.
I think I have my work cut out for me.
Debbie
