Comments on: on “black friday” (and then some) http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/11/a-thought-for-black-friday "The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving." Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kenda http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/11/a-thought-for-black-friday#comment-49459 Kenda Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:18:22 +0000 http://www.amyleblanc.com/?p=5115#comment-49459 I asked my kids to write me out a list of things they wanted for Christmas this year. My little professor, Katie, handed me her list with a huge smile on her face, little hands folded in front of her and waited for me to read. I opened the carefully folded paper and there was one thing on her list.... 1) A good Christmas with my family I like to think this kid is going to change the world!! <3 I asked my kids to write me out a list of things they wanted for Christmas this year. My little professor, Katie, handed me her list with a huge smile on her face, little hands folded in front of her and waited for me to read. I opened the carefully folded paper and there was one thing on her list….
1) A good Christmas with my family

I like to think this kid is going to change the world!! <3

]]> By: marty http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/11/a-thought-for-black-friday#comment-49374 marty Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:31:58 +0000 http://www.amyleblanc.com/?p=5115#comment-49374 Thank you for this note, Amy. I have a yearly dilemma with my wife's family. They LOVE to buy us stuff. I like some stuff sometimes, but this holiday makes me physically nauseous when I am given tons of crap I don't want/need/deserve. I'm wondering if I should have them donate all the money they'd otherwise spend on me to charity... I know they will be pretty saddened and offended if I did so, however. I also thought of requesting things that I could easily donate to the less fortunate. Anyway.. this is a subject deep to my heart, and It's nice to hear of others around me who are taking action. I will certainly be doing something with my status of a "haves", to the benefit of the rest this year. Thank you for this note, Amy. I have a yearly dilemma with my wife’s family. They LOVE to buy us stuff. I like some stuff sometimes, but this holiday makes me physically nauseous when I am given tons of crap I don’t want/need/deserve. I’m wondering if I should have them donate all the money they’d otherwise spend on me to charity… I know they will be pretty saddened and offended if I did so, however. I also thought of requesting things that I could easily donate to the less fortunate. Anyway.. this is a subject deep to my heart, and It’s nice to hear of others around me who are taking action. I will certainly be doing something with my status of a “haves”, to the benefit of the rest this year.

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