Tuesday, 13 December 2011

It's a material world!


My brother actually posted this video on his facebook. I decided to watch it, because every time N posts a video it's usually pretty funny.
And this one is.

I was quite shocked at these children's reactions. Are we too materialistic nowadays? They didn't appreciate a gift from their parents because it wasn't the toy they wanted.

I know when I was a child if I received something I didn't particularly care for, I still smiled and said thank you to my parents. Or whoever gave me the gift.
Because Christmas is not supposed to be about the gifts. It's supposed to be the sharing of happiness and joy among family and friends.Although that's not how the media really markets it, and kids get sucked into that. Unfortunate but true.

How would you react if you received the gifts these kids in this video received?
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  1. Kofla Olivieri14 December 2011 at 20:05

    I turned the video off after the first minute. I don't want to place the blame entirely on their parents because there is a lot of pressure on today's society about gift giving. Most of these kids have NO idea what being poor means, and how greatful they should be of at least getting something.
    Kofla @ God of War Diaries

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  2. Unknown15 December 2011 at 05:36

    Re: Kofla
    I completely agree. A lot of these kids reacted quite poorly with their gifts in the video.
    They probably don't even realize that there are other kids in the world that don't receive much or anything for Christmas.

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