Why I Hate Valentine’s Day
Now that I’m older, I find that I hate Valentine’s Day.
Let me rephrase that: I really hate Valentine’s Day it annoys me because it’s just one more on the very long list of things I need to do and spend money on when I really should be using the money for something else. I’m really beginning to despise the commercialization of holidays. I love my husband, isn’t that enough without spending $4.95 on a card that will be looked at once before being discarded and buying him some silk boxers with the Tazmanian Devil surrounding by swirling hearts?
(Exactly.)
So, yesterday I found myself in the picked-over Valentine’s aisle of a local store because I just can’t get it together enough to plan ahead for my four year old. Instead of taking her to the store to pick out her own Valentines for her classmates, there I was feeling like crap because I had to figure out which Valentines my daughter wants for her friends. More guilt. (Just what I need).
Justin Bieber Valentine’s cards were out because she doesn’t know who he is. Phineas and Ferb, Spongebob and some other group of kids were also all out because she isn’t allowed to watch them (and I had no idea who the hell those kids were). So, let’s see, that left the weird and boring stuff. Kittens? Sticker smiley faces? Dr. Seuss? Spiderman? Skull and Crossbone Tattoos? Car pencils?
What? WHAT SHOULD I PICK FOR A PRESCHOOL CLASS?!?
And then, clearly the stack that was for bitter moms: “I (heart) Sliders” (hamburgers) and the bug gel Valentines with captions like, “You don’t bug me.” (Totally awesome, right?)
My itchy fingers traced over the bugs and sliders for a few moments before I relinquished them for one box of lenticular dinosaurs and one box of lenticular Hello Kitty.
But don’t think I liked it for one minute.
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I am not a fan of Valentines Day myself. Charlie picked out Cars2 for the boys and Tangled for the girls. I want to know why the teachers think make it yourself ice cream sundaes are a great idea for a class party for kindergarten or first grades??
I hate Valentine’s Day too. Valentine’s Day can lick a steaming soft-serve turd of a poop in an ice cream cone. For realz, my friend. :)
Ah, so happy to be living outside the USA today where my children do not have to do the valentine exchange thing. A select few chose to do it if their child wanted too, but it is not a big thing here. So for once, I am content to be away from home instead of longing for the USA traditions. By the way, even though we didn’t hand out valentines, my girls are both decked out in red and pink, hearts and hair bows….just can’t give it all up!