Thanks everyone for your responses!
I do understand, sexnut that of course animals are slaughtered on a daily basis throughout the year, but it's excessive quantities at this time of year that seems so wasteful and unnecessary?
For Example... I had a lengthy conversation with many of my work colleges last night about the crazy amount of food that each and every one of us had just thrown away over the past few days! And further, so many of us complain about the amount of weight we've put on over this period, or how overeating (or over-indulging...) has made us ill and so on...
I completely agree that it's lovely to get together with family and friends and it's a forced excuse to do so, but does it need to be so lavishly wasteful...? I suppose that's the point I'm trying to make?
I'm certainly going to take a new direction when it comes to Christmas for future years. This was the first year that I took a stand and only bought my children 1 x main gift (that still definitely had a low ceiling put in place) and then just a few odds and ends. So, instead of waking up on Christmas morning to them tearing into a floor full of gifts, where they would barely even look at each item as they strategically unwrapped them and proceeded to toss them over their shoulder! This year was a very different story...shock to the system? Absolutely, but a good one! The gift that was chosen was appreciated. We had a light lunch of tasty treats, and then spent some time visiting family and friends. My kids were humbled by the onslaught of other children's treasure trove of gifts, but they were content with the alternative. We have now a select amount of money that would have normally been spent on wastefulness that we're going to sit down and decide what charity or organization to donate it to! This is the prize and they have taken to it wonderfully! There may be a few arguments deciding whether to donate it to the Gay Pride Youth Centre or the Save A Donkey Assoc., but it's all part of the fun! Lol!
Sorry about the boring snippet into my mundane existence...!
Lol!
Lisa xxx