What is Christmas Really About??

As a Christian I wanted to pose this question to all of you.... To me Christmas in America has lost its true meaning... It's about the birth of Christ.. not santa, not rudolph, not frosty... Gifts we give each other are supposed to be symbols of the gifts that were presented to Christ, right?? Well, when you give a gift, do you say, "here, I give this to you in Christ's name" , I don't but maybe we should... I go to church every Sunday and I actually love going to my church but on one of the holiest days of my religion, Christmas Eve, I probably won't go simply because there is just too much to do... TOO MUCH DO?? For what?? For Christ? No, stupid pidly little insignifcant things...
Every year I get caught up in the gift buying and end up broke going into the new year. When I tell my mother, please don't buy me a lot this year, her response is, 'yeah right and I can just see your face when your done opneing gifts, as if to say is that it??' I feel bad when she says that to me... Does she think I'm that shallow?? I guess in the past I have been, but I'm really not anymore. She's so afraid to see that look on my face that she breaks her back and the bank to give me everything.. I feel bad that I have conditioned her to feel that way. But I'm here to say enough is enough! I would much rather her not buy me ANYTHING and buy herself a new sofa!! For the love of man, our sofa is ALMOST as old as me... But she's one of those moms that would rather buy for her child than for herself... She's good that way....
My goal for the next year is to prove to my mother that I'm not the selfish little girl I used to be. Then I am going to limit her gift giving, at least to me next year. The best gift she could give me would be taking the money she would spend on me, and spend it ON HERSELF....

So I challenge you, tell me what you think Christmas really means... then tell me how you tend to forget what it means...

Merry Christmas Y'all!