I doubt Black Friday will last many more years. You can shop online and partake of the specials and be done in an hour. There’s no need to go out into a mob scene and be jostled. The young people coming up will laugh at video of people wrestling over stuff; they are quite comfortable shopping online.
That being said, I think I’m asking family to give one very small simple gift this year and cut out all the stress. We’ve had a tough year.
About 6 or 7 hrs ago I got totally fed up with Christmas. The stress and spending all that money on crap no one needs got to me. It had been coming on for years. Lol. So, anyway I told all the family and friends that participate in Christmas at my house.....we are not doing gifts anymore except for the small children. Everyone sighed from relief, they were as sick of it as I was.
I really enjoy Christmas now. We have a huge open house on Christmas Eve and serve tamales, rice, beans, and drinks which is open to all friends and relatives. Then we have a small family dinner the next day and enjoy the children opening their presents.
I love Christmas now!