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Why I Don’t Celebrate Christmas

By Bryan Ruano

I remember being 10 years old, waking up on

Christmas Day, and going Crazy because I was

excited to tell my mother what I wanted for

Christmas. I sprinted towards my mother. I tried

slowing down, but I couldn’t because my socks were

making me slide across the floor. I was getting ready to tell her what I wanted for Christmas

when I saw her washing the dishes. My mother is always in a bad mood when she’s washing the

dishes. I tried slowing down but my socks made me slide toward her. She looked at me and said,

“Bryan I want you to go make your bed, brush your teeth, and take a shower.” There was no

choice but to do it now.

Later, my mother was watching Netflix. This was the right moment to tell her! I told her I

wanted a PS5 for Christmas, and that my friends were planning to get one. She replied saying,

“Bryan, you know we don’t celebrate Christmas! Christmas shouldn’t even be a holiday. Nobody

knows when Jesus was born.” This made me confused. I knew we were Christians, but we didn't

celebrate Christmas or any holiday because my mom had these theories. Not celebrating

Christmas made me feel left out. Everyone else was getting presents while I wasn’t. Christmas

made people happy, but for me, Christmas was just a normal day.

My sister Adela realized I felt distant from everyone at Christmas. Without my mother

realizing it, she would buy presents for my brother Kevin and me. Getting presents made me feel

more complete and not left out. But I kept wondering why we didn’t celebrate Christmas. I