 trophy-ism. Tuesday, November 27, 2007 are you getting 'hyped' for baby j's b-day? i'm talking christmas, xmas, all that hooey? if you have kids you are just plain ol' screwed, you have to play this game of searching for deals on the impossible-to-find-wantables that they just have to have or that you think they just have to have. admit it, this holiday turns you into something you despise. with all the braggadocio of a newly signed, prada-wearing, gold-grilled hop-hipper, your trophyism is underway...the 'look at what I bought/won/earned/fucked/stole/etc.' thing--that for the most part is usually reserved to being a mostly male thing--infects everyone this time of year. some call it 'christmas spirit,' i call it bullshit. and we deliver it on fine china to our kids every year, continuing to perpetuate the myth that somehow a messiah was born unto man to save us and with that god wants us to buy each other electronics, jewelry and machines to soak mamaw's feet in. seriously? is that it? i know, i know, family, togetherness, sharing time with someone you love, exchanging gifts, that is what it is about right? or is it? it sure seems that for a solid month we just sit in traffic, bitch, moan, try and stretch a dollar and pretend we like members of our clans that we really don't. we buy trophies to make ourselves feel 'okay' enough to keep striving. it is a little crazy, but there is little any of us can do to stop it...ideas? Trophies. Diana (Tru View clone). Ilford HP5+. Comment (6) | Permalink |
