Comments on: No Hanukkah Bushes in My House! http://angstmom.com/2009/12/25/no-hanukkah-bushes-in-my-house/ A Neurotic Mom's Musings Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Laura http://angstmom.com/2009/12/25/no-hanukkah-bushes-in-my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-3083 Laura Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:59:50 +0000 http://angstmom.com/?p=2316#comment-3083 I totally agree with you. I just was talking to a friend who told me they would be giving their kids a present from Santa because they didn't want the kids to think they were bad. Seriously? I recently posted something like this on my website. Here's the link: http://www.chambanamoms.com/2009/12/10/being-a-jew-in-c-u-december-dilemma-part-ii/ I totally agree with you. I just was talking to a friend who told me they would be giving their kids a present from Santa because they didn’t want the kids to think they were bad. Seriously?

I recently posted something like this on my website. Here’s the link:
http://www.chambanamoms.com/2009/12/10/being-a-jew-in-c-u-december-dilemma-part-ii/

]]> By: Heather http://angstmom.com/2009/12/25/no-hanukkah-bushes-in-my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 Heather Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:44:58 +0000 http://angstmom.com/?p=2316#comment-3016 Personally, as a long term sufferer of Christmas-tree-envy, I am considering pre-emptively "giving in" to my future kids' wish for a Christmas tree. But your thoughtful post has inspired me to reflect on the manner in which I will, if I am so lucky, present/give in to the option. That is, I will probably explain it as a beautiful way to participate in what has become a tradition for most Americans, but not a part of their religion or of religious observance for them...or maybe I'll just say, "Enjoy the tree, guys! Even though you are Jewish!" Guess I might have confused kids. Oh, well. Happy Chanukah, Angstmama!!!! Personally, as a long term sufferer of Christmas-tree-envy, I am considering pre-emptively “giving in” to my future kids’ wish for a Christmas tree. But your thoughtful post has inspired me to reflect on the manner in which I will, if I am so lucky, present/give in to the option. That is, I will probably explain it as a beautiful way to participate in what has become a tradition for most Americans, but not a part of their religion or of religious observance for them…or maybe I’ll just say, “Enjoy the tree, guys! Even though you are Jewish!”

Guess I might have confused kids. Oh, well. Happy Chanukah, Angstmama!!!!

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