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frustration with fake holidays
Feb. 14th, 2010 11:20 amI really don't like Valentines Day. I don't like the made-up commercialized holidays in geneal (Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween), but a day aimed toward love in general just irritates me.
Then I have the self-doubt - do I just dislike this holiday because I am not involved in a relationship and I'm just being a scrooge? I don't think so. The periods of time when I was involved in relationships on 14 Feb (three of them, for the historic record), I didn't magically turn into a D*sney princess - singing about true love and pining for chocolate and stuffed animals.
I abhorr the idea that a person could make up a year of disrespectful behavior with a card and dinner at a fancy restaurant. I detest the idea that any amount of love can be represented by a quick trip to Walgreens. I get frustrated that a person's feelings for anyone else changes just because it's the 45th day of the calendar year.
Then I have the self-doubt - do I just dislike this holiday because I am not involved in a relationship and I'm just being a scrooge? I don't think so. The periods of time when I was involved in relationships on 14 Feb (three of them, for the historic record), I didn't magically turn into a D*sney princess - singing about true love and pining for chocolate and stuffed animals.
I abhorr the idea that a person could make up a year of disrespectful behavior with a card and dinner at a fancy restaurant. I detest the idea that any amount of love can be represented by a quick trip to Walgreens. I get frustrated that a person's feelings for anyone else changes just because it's the 45th day of the calendar year.
