I have spent the past 3 weeks clearing crap out of my house.
I have uncovered things I forgot I ever had.
I have found toys that haven’t been played with in months.
Today is Black Friday.
Hundreds, thousands, millions of people will spend today “saving” money.
They will kick off the holiday season by fighting over parking places, and right of ways, and who was in line first.
So they can buy more crap.
They will bring home carloads of junk to fill up their houses.
Last week while I was cleaning, I found the Fucking Rainbow Loom.
Well, I found half of it.
The saddle in the doorway of Number 3, 4, and 5’s room is loose. In fact, it’s not even attached to the floor anymore. It’s just sitting in its spot in the doorway like a puzzle piece.
If you pick it up, there’s a big gap there.
And that is where I found one half of the Rainbow Loom.
The other half?
Who knows where the hell it is.
It took approximately one month for that thing to be destroyed and discarded.
Today people will swear and yell and give other people the finger in order to buy a bunch of shit for their kids that they won’t care about by January 1st.
So I have a proposal.
Today, spend time with your family.
Spend time with your children.
There’s no school.
Maybe even no work.
Do something memorable with your kids.
Or your moms.
Or your grandparents.
If you look at Facebook today, there are hundreds of pictures of family and friends, celebrating being together.
Pictures of memories.
Smiles.
Hugs.
There are no pictures of flat screen televisions.
Or iphones or ipads or fucking rainbow loooms.
Because those things don’t matter.
So I propose you f*ck Black Friday.
FBF.
Start a Day-After-Thanksgiving (DAT) tradition.
Do you know how many more DAT’s you have?
Not many.
Your little kids?
In a few years, they won’t be around on the DAT.
They’ll have boyfriends, and girlfriends, and college buddies,
and other plans.
You may not have many more opportunities to take those pictures to post on Facebook.
So how about you really save yourself some money today and stay home?
Those deals?
They’ll still be there next week.
But your kids?
Well… they might not.
I have NEVER shopped on BF. I refuse to give in to the madness. My time is worth way more than I can ever “save” at the stores. We didn’t have Thanksgiving dinner yesterday because my husband was working (he’s a police officer). We are having Thanksgiving today. So my FBF will be filled with pie and chicken (sorry, not a turkey fan)….and relaxing….and family.
I can not bear the thought of shopping today. ugh! No amount of money “saved” could be worth it. We will hang out, I’ll work on the pile of dishes from yesterday and start decorating later. My on wants to go outside today after being in all week due to the wind and rain. Looking forward to a great day.
I love DAT!!!!!!! I have been reading your blog for a long time and you continue to impress me. Keep it coming Susie!!!!! With love and kindness – trust me there was no Black Friday shopping for me!
My sister-in-law convinced me to go to Black Friday at midnight on Thanksgiving night once…NEVER AGAIN. I am scarred for life. If I can’t buy it on my lunch break or online, then I don’t buy it.
I could not agree with you more. I spent yesterday with my son, gathering ideas for our new playroom, and then stacking firewood together (and blogging about why I so dislike Black Friday). My husband and I spent the evening reading on the couch together. It was a blissfully QUIET day.