Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Valentine's Day - Fentonia calls bullshit on the ultimate sucker holiday

February 13 - In hopes of convincing even one person to do the right thing this Valentine's Day, I just wanted to point out to all of you this evening what a sucker holiday Valentine's Day is.

Somewhere along the way, card companies and retailers were able to concoct the ridiculous notion that guys were somehow "obligated" to go out and spend money on worthless cards and merchandise under the guise of a made up holiday. AND ALL OF YOU BOUGHT INTO IT. And now look what has happened. People officially RECOGNIZE it for Christ's sake. My softball league CANCELLED GAMES THIS WEEK BECAUSE THEY FELL ON THE 14TH!

I am calling bullshit on Valentine's Day. It exists solely to serve the Hallmarks and chocolate and jewelry producers of the world. Don't let anybody tell you when to express love. If you're in a healthy relationship, it shouldn't make a difference what day it is. Bless The Chelsea Bee's heart, she hates Valentine's Day even more than I do, and would actually be pissed off if I tried to buy her anything on that day just because society says I'm supposed to. We agreed early in our relationship that we wouldn't observe the day, and we don't. Our love is stronger for it, and we spend the entire year trying to do the things that strengthen it, not just one day. I don't claim to know everything (or anything, for that matter) about love, but I call bullshit when I see it.

So Valentine's Day, you are being called out. Don't buy into the hype.