Happy Fucking Holidays

"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Psh, yeah right. This year the Christmas season (NOT THE HOLIDAY SEASON - WHEN PEOPLE TELL YOU "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" THEY JUST MEAN MERRY CHRISTMAS") has really been pissing me off. I dunno why, it just has. Maybe it's because it's supposed to be "yay it's my birthday" time. Y'know, the two weeks before your birthday where you can be all excited and people are thinking "oh, it's Naomi's birthday next Friday" and then they remember it's your birthday on your actual freaking birthday. Yeah, since MINE is the day after Christmas, people are so focused on that stupid materialistic holiday that they can't give me my one day.

This probably sounds freaking selfish, but isn't your birthday supposed to be the day where y'know, it's *kinda* all about you? Like, the rest of the year you're a nobody, but you get one day where you're someone. Everyone gets a day like that, and I feel like I don't.

Yeah, it's probably worse for the people who have their birthdays actually ON Christmas, but still. This runs a pretty damn close second.

Or maybe it's that I'm a Jew, and this time of the year you really feel left out. And NO, HANUKKAH IS NOT A FUCKING JEWISH CHRISTMAS. It's WAY smaller. And we still do religious stuff, like say prayers. Shopping isn't the main part of the holiday. (I have nothing wrong with giving presents on Christmas, but when that's now the main thing of it, I get pissed. I've heard ONE non-"holiday" commercial on the radio since the 14th, and it was for McDonalds. MCDONALDS!!)

And then what about Hindus and Muslims? They got NOTHIN' this time of year. And they have to put up will all this shit. Or Christians who want to remotely celebrate the holiday, but can't afford to buy one present even.

So, yeah, I don't have it as bad. But I still have the right to be angry.

That's the good or the bad part about me. I get angry for other people. When I see someone taking crap they shouldn't have to, I get angry like I would if I were them. And that seems like it would be nice, because then you think you're a good person and shit 'cause you care about people, but it can get you angry for no reason or into trouble. But I won't get into that.

Look, if you're actually still reading this, or if anyone read it to begin with, think about saying "Happy New Year" next time you want to add something along those lines into your goodbye. Because that applies to all of America (I know there's the Chinese New Year and the Jewish New Year and stuff, but America runs on the Christian calendar as a standard.) If you're talking to someone outside the US, just don't use it.

And there's no obligation to use it here either! Just say "have a good day" or something! OR JUST SAY GOODBYE. IT'S FINE.