Admitting and Grieving the Partial Loss of Christmas

As we wrap up the year, I'm finding myself in the frustrated aftermath of Christmas and what it has become, in my family and in the outside world. My kids have emulated the outside world, thinking only of the things they have received, not working to understand the reason for the holiday season, historically, politically, or in any capacity outside their sphere of consumer bullshit. I seek to put an end to it in the new year.