Posted by JD Seller on December 20, 2012 at 21:43:22 from (208.126.196.144):
We have all been bombarded with bad news the last few weeks it seems. I would like all of us to think of times gone by and tell some positive Christmas stories.
I posted a few years ago about racing home from Vietnam for Christmas in 1969. (Original post: http://ytforums.ytmag.com/viewtopic.php?t=717297&highlight=)
Redtom posted this about one of his Christmases as a child:
"Not nearly as touching but in about 1970 when I was a kid 8 or so, my mom went to work. We weren't too poor but not rich by any means. Remember it was still kinda odd for "moms" to have jobs and on top of it she started in the fall when school started and worked at Montgomery Wards so she was gone most nights when a kid has questions about homework and school and could use his mom. Well, Christmas eve came and of course she had to work and it got real late but she finally got home a couple hours late. Remember, back then, there were no wally's etc open all night. Everything closed on Christmas eve and stayed closed til 26th. What happened was at 9pm when they closed, a poor lady came in the store. they tried to shoo her out but she told them she had finally gotten paid that night and this was the first money she had gotten and had no presents for her kids. So the staff an mgr kept the store open and let her shop till she had what she wanted, checked her out, and closed up. After my mom told us kids about that I didn't miss my mom so much for working and realized how lucky I was.
Then Case e posted this one about his Mother:
" Well here is mine... This is a "gift" I gave my kids this year. Grandma,(my mother) passed away this year and the kids (me too) were kinda missing her. See at Christmas time mom loved to dress up as Mrs Clause and go to schools and nursing homes and read to the kids and residence and bring some cheer. A couple of Christmases ago at our family get together mom was in her suit and had all the grandkids gathered around her as she read the Night Before Christmas under the Christmas tree. No one paid much attention as I quietly video recorded it. Tonight before putting the kids to bed I gathered them in the living room (not telling them what was up) and told my little girl to press play. Needless to say it was nice having Grandma to read to them again. Any way MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL."
These are what I enjoy reading and I think they show the real meaning of what is great about Christmas and this great country of ours here.
So let us hear your stories. Even one about any one you knew/know. It does not have to even be a big deal type of story. It can just be the first time you had kids of your own or the grand kids over. Anything that is uplifting. We have a too much negative stories from the main stream media so lets post of better times/things.
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