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The Horse @TheHorse (238342) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Dec 18

Did I really write this 18 years ago? I did. It was for a site called Epinions, where we all got to know each other, as we do here on MyLot. I guess you could say I was in my "Christian Phase" at the time. I was working serious...

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Christmas is late already!

Ronald Franklin @RonElFran (1214) • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 31 Aug 18

Christmas retailers are falling behind this year. It's almost September, and I have yet to see my first Christmas ad on TV. Usually I start seeing ads that allude to Christmas sometime in July. Makes me think of that song by...

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How many moms do you contact on Mothers Day? And a Happy Mothers Day to you!

The Horse @TheHorse (238342) • Walnut Creek, California 14 May 17

My mom and step-mom have long since passed on, but I still make sure I contact certain moms in my life. First is my 94-year-old Auntie, who has been a guiding force for me (and a good friend) over the past several years. Heck,...

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bah humbug!..a yearly gripe.

scarlet_woman @scarlet_woman (23463) • United States 24 Dec 16

i hate the holidays.. it's not the day off..or seeing friends..and hell no not the food.. but it's the endless commercialism.and sappy tv shows. sorry,peace and love one day of the year doesn't cut it for me.you should "love your...

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Do You Think The Holidays are too Commercialized?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 20 Jul 16

It’s the end of July and I’m already seeing in the stores, cards and decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Is that true where you live? Have your children been brought up to believe in Santa Claus or in Jesus...

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The Best Christmas Present Ever

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 9 Dec 15

You won't find this Christmas present in the mall, online, or in a gift catalog. You won't find it nestled under your tree with fancy paper and satin bow. You won't find commercialism or greed at the center of this gift. No...

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So Much About Education is Commercialism!

maunesrockford92078 @maunesrockford92078 (305) • Philippines 5 Apr 11

have you ever noticed that most children is carrying a heavy load of bag loaded with books and school materials? i feel worry about it, these schools requires a lot of books and burden children with numerous projects and...

Isn't this taking commercialism too far? The real meaning of Christmas is forgot

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 19 Jul 10

According to the BBC news this morning Selfridges, the store in Oxford Street, London, will begin its Christmas season on 2 August (145 days before Christmas). As far as I am concerned the real meaning of Christmas is being...

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Is T20 format affecting the Quality of the Upcoming Future Cricketers?

yaseen0arif @yaseen0arif (63) 2 Apr 10

T20 Format is recently introduced at international level. Two T20 WorldCup has gone and the third one coming up. T20 is getting more popular amongst teens and people and the growing commercialism of T20 matches and the formation...

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What are your plans for Valentines Day?

ravinskye @ravinskye (8237) • United States 25 Jan 10

What are you and your spouse/significant other planning to do for Valentines Day? Is it going to be something romantic? My husband I haven't made any plans yet. We've been talking about it though. We are thinking about renting the...

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First we import the fake festival and then we import the paranoia...

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 2 Nov 09

So, we've just had Hallowe'en and one local church hosted an "alternative" to Hallowe'en to combat "occult forces" asking kids to dress up as nice things (including fairies for some reason) and nothing scary. When I was growing...

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Losing a parent and mothers day

cq1987 @cq1987 (18) 6 May 09

i find it really hard after losing my mother 4 years ago when it gets to the time of year all the adverts and everywhere you look everything you see is about mothers day. what annoys me is its not companies wanting you to...

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Do you Love or Hate Valentine's Day?

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 10 Feb 09

In general I love holidays. And I really enjoy planning days and coming up with ways to demonstrate to my wife that I am deeply in love with her, I cherish her, I don't take her for granted, she is the best thing that ever...

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I hate all business!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 8 Jan 09

Yep! Hate it all! Our streets of the world are crowded and noisy! There's the hawking of everything.. and I'm afraid it's just all going to increase! - Even amid this 'recession' and forebodings over the air waves, I still feel...

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It's not about stuff!!

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 28 Nov 08

I think it would be a good idea to remind our children that the holidays are not about gifts. It should be about family, love, peace, good will etc. That it is the people in our lives and how we treat them thoughout the year that...

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halloween

Dragonofgold @Dragonofgold (509) • Canada 15 Oct 08

It occurs to me that Halloween is just around the corner. You see displays in the stores and kids are all talking about their costumes, you know, "what are you going to be for Halloween?" The gods of money and finance are content...

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costumes

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What Do You Think Of New 50 Cent Single Featuring Justin Timberlake?

donnoname @donnoname (79) • United States 6 Sep 07

Yesterday I listened to a song and when I saw its heading I was totally dumbfounded! 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake... OMG!!! What is this? I am very disappointed, 50 Cent was my idol, he was making a real good black music...

50 cent and justin timberlake

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What a Load of Rubbish!!

Jewels @Tetchie (2932) • Australia 19 May 07

Those ads on TV to text a 1300 number to find the name of your perfect lover! For goodness sake are people that stupid? I bet you the name Garfield will never come up as a perfect lover? Desperate or stupid? I want to smash the...

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is it possible ever to find peace in this world?

ESKARENA1 @ESKARENA1 (18260) 6 May 07

In this world of ever increasing commercialism, is it still possible to find true peace or do you feel encouraged to play a full part in the consumerist society?

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Are "eventual" holidays too commercialised?

The_Eagle_1 @The_Eagle_1 (1121) • Australia 7 Apr 07

Christmas is no sooner gone and Valentine's Day is promoted. No sooner has Valentine's Day passed and Easter eggs are all over the place! Then of course we get little break and it's...your right..but take nothing away from them.....

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