For the last few Christmases, my dear family unit has been experiencing a bit of a downward spiral. I am not someone who points fingers or lays blame at everyone else's feet, but saying that...my kids are totally at fault. My wife has fallen in with their general mindset, only because she's an awesome mother and has tons of empathy for them. Well, if they want to start sneering and shooting annoyed glances at one another every time the word "Christmas" is uttered, then that's as good as a declaration of war for me. My weapons of choice shall be humiliation and Christmas t-shirts.
My family has always been really into the Holidays. We're the sort of folks who always leave cookies and milk out on Christmas Eve and always hang our stockings up on the hearth. We even choke down a few pieces of fruitcake each year, even though everyone in this family despises it. Something happened around two years ago. I don't know if it was puberty, rebellion, or just plain teenage angst. Whatever it was, it has destroyed the Spirit of Christmas...and I mean to get it back with some Christmas t-shirts cruelty.
I wanted to get started with my plan as soon as possible so that perhaps I could fix the attitude problems my family was currently having. I asked my son if he would help me put up Christmas lights two weekends before Thanksgiving. I immediately got that face he gives me when he's thanking the words, "God, you're lame." I stopped him in his tracks. I was prepared for that face, so I immediately threw something at him that he caught despite his surprise. It was a Christmas t-shirt.
See, there's a new policy in our house! Now there's going to be a penalty for bad attitudes toward the Christmas goings-on in our home. When anyone wants to be grumpy or short-tempered when it comes to Christmas, they're going to have to wear one of the God-awful Christmas t-shirts I've bought for just such an occasion. They will have their picture taken, and then their picture will be posted on the cork board until after the New Year. My son most definitely did not like this turn of events. In fact, he refused to participate...surprise, surprise. Well, I made him participate by either picking one of two activities. He could either take the picture, or lose his car privileges. Guess which he picked? Also, guess who helped with the lights?
Well, soon enough everyone made an appearance on the board of shame. Yes, even I have spent my time wearing Christmas t-shirts on the board. I may love Christmas, but I can get just as grumpy as anyone else. After a while, we all took it for the joke that it was, though, and had fun wearing these silly shirts and taking really outrageous photos. It stopped being an embarrassment and started being something funny we could show to guests. In fact, my son is in college now and may even have those picture on his Facebook page. The point is that everyone needs a reality check sometimes, even if it's with Christmas t-shirts.
My family has always been really into the Holidays. We're the sort of folks who always leave cookies and milk out on Christmas Eve and always hang our stockings up on the hearth. We even choke down a few pieces of fruitcake each year, even though everyone in this family despises it. Something happened around two years ago. I don't know if it was puberty, rebellion, or just plain teenage angst. Whatever it was, it has destroyed the Spirit of Christmas...and I mean to get it back with some Christmas t-shirts cruelty.
I wanted to get started with my plan as soon as possible so that perhaps I could fix the attitude problems my family was currently having. I asked my son if he would help me put up Christmas lights two weekends before Thanksgiving. I immediately got that face he gives me when he's thanking the words, "God, you're lame." I stopped him in his tracks. I was prepared for that face, so I immediately threw something at him that he caught despite his surprise. It was a Christmas t-shirt.
See, there's a new policy in our house! Now there's going to be a penalty for bad attitudes toward the Christmas goings-on in our home. When anyone wants to be grumpy or short-tempered when it comes to Christmas, they're going to have to wear one of the God-awful Christmas t-shirts I've bought for just such an occasion. They will have their picture taken, and then their picture will be posted on the cork board until after the New Year. My son most definitely did not like this turn of events. In fact, he refused to participate...surprise, surprise. Well, I made him participate by either picking one of two activities. He could either take the picture, or lose his car privileges. Guess which he picked? Also, guess who helped with the lights?
Well, soon enough everyone made an appearance on the board of shame. Yes, even I have spent my time wearing Christmas t-shirts on the board. I may love Christmas, but I can get just as grumpy as anyone else. After a while, we all took it for the joke that it was, though, and had fun wearing these silly shirts and taking really outrageous photos. It stopped being an embarrassment and started being something funny we could show to guests. In fact, my son is in college now and may even have those picture on his Facebook page. The point is that everyone needs a reality check sometimes, even if it's with Christmas t-shirts.
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