Sorry, Everyone, Christmas Is Canceled
My family is seriously messed up. I found out today that I’m invited to go caroling with them tomorrow (Dec 20) and sledding with them on Saturday (Dec 23), but I’m not invited to spend time with them on Christmas Eve or Christmas because they’ll be “celebrating Christ’s birth” and they aren’t comfortable having a non-believer there.
No room in the inn for sinners, I guess.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention this, but I informed my loving family that if they weren’t comfortable around me on Christmas, I wasn’t comfortable around them any day of the year. Which is true, and not just pique talking.
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December 20th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
Sean,
I know we don’t know each other REAL well, but I read your blog and for as little as I know you, I do have a certain amount of love for you. You are welcome to spend Christmas with me and my family. We would be happy to have you. We’ll be eating a German feast together on the evening of the 24th.
I would normally try to point out why your family feels that way or try to smooth things out and make you feel better, but I find this situation to be very very incomprehensibly wrong. I’m sorry. I’m not sticking up for your mother this time, the way I have before. I am disturbed to hear this about them. My VERY Mormon family would happily accept you into their home. Let me know if you want to come.
Your friend,
Andy
January 22nd, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Oh, pizzo, I’m catching up on people’s blogs after the holidays and just found this. I am so sorry.
If I lived in Utah (look for hell to freeze over before that happens) you would have been a welcome guest at our family dinner table.
I hurt so bad inside for you right now I can’t think of anything helpful to say.
May they all soon realize what a grossly un-Christlike family Christmas they just celebrated.
If any family members check in here occasionally I hope they read this: Shame on you. As believers, in you lies the greater sin.
January 22nd, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Thanks, deepdish. Things are always easier to handle when you have the support of friends, even internet friends.