The Three C's - Is It Really Worth it?By Teri Walker November 27, 2014
I ask you a simple question this holiday season, is that "deal" really worth it? Is the cost of sacrificing your holiday memories really worth those headphones? While I understand that in today's economy everyone is looking for a bargain, that everyone is looking to make their families holiday's wonderful and to create those precious memories that we cling to so dearly as our children grow before our eyes. But, what will your family remember? Will they thank you for elbowing your way through a throng to grab that game? A game that will be quickly forgotten in today's society that is all about our instant gratification. Or when they have their own children, will they look back on the family Thanksgiving's where someone dropped the Jell-O mold; the pie that was presented with pieces missing and you were treated to their mischievous smiles? Will they look back and think about filling their faces, and laughing as other's shouted at the game on the TV while the resident chef filled their homes with the smells of turkey and love? Your children will not look back and think about that one Christmas where they were so overwhelmed with the presents you fought for and thank you in their 30's. They will look back and thank you for creating such wonderful memories of holiday where family meant spending a day together, where friends came to dinner and where laughter was the dominating theme - not the latest electronic. They will thank you for showing them the meaning of the holiday - unity. While you rush to push through your holiday and run to your nearest Wal-Mart - take a moment, who is really benefitting by you cutting your holiday short? Who is really thankful this time of year? You? Certainly not, when you look back you will miss those holiday's you so willingly shunted off. Your children? Absolutely not, the kids of today are all about the instant me/mine/I - they have lost the concept of family, of being selfless in the face of selfishness - and we the parents have enabled this. Will the individuals who are forced to work to cover a holiday when they should be home with their own families be thankful? No, even the over time pay on their paltry salaries isn't worth dealing with the insanity of "Black Thursday". So, Ketchikan - who benefits? The Three C's - Corporate, Consumerism, Capitalism. Be honest with yourselves - is that game going to show your child how to be an empathetic caring person, who goes out into the world looking to make a difference? No. Will spending a day together creating laughter and memories? Yes. Families come in all shapes and sizes Ketchikan, they include friends, and even acquaintances - family is what you make it. Corporate Greed will not make your family, and in the end it benefits no consumer; has capitalism benefited you lately? Again, I am all for a deal in today's economy - but not at the cost of a holiday that began with creating a family from two cultures that knew nothing of each other. This was the original idea behind Thanksgiving, to be thankful for one another - no matter our differences. Not to be momentarily thankful for that dollhouse that will end up in the landfill by spring. Leave "Black Friday" to the ACTUAL Friday. I will not be attending "Black Thursday" in protest for the employees who are forced to cut their family holiday's short for the sake of the bottom line. Please join me and let Corporate know that Thanksgiving is one day a year, and that in the end - FAMILY in it's many forms is worth more than lining their pockets. Sincerely, Teri Walker
Received November 25, 2014 - Published November 27, 2014
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