Green Room - Week 8 - Day 8

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Voting is still going on, and still close.

Week after week these things have been going down to the wire (or beyond, into overtime!) so make sure to keep your favorite entries safe, or sit back and accept that you might be saying goodbye to them this time around.

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I'm back at work today for a couple of days. How about you?

Happying the holidays or warring with Christmas?

Comments

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

Have you asked them to stop donating money in their name to that charity?

My mom and I also do charitable donations in each other's name, but we pick ones we know the other one can get behind, like DonorsChoose and such.

[karmasoup.livejournal.com]

I mentioned it to my dad... he more or less just smiled along and did nothing. I don't know if he didn't take me seriously, or just didn't care. It's not like it's just a charity, it's actually THEIR mission (they're missionaries), so, it's kind of like everyone contributing to the family business. And, I don't care what they do in THEIR name. It's my name that bothers me, and, again, I probably shouldn't be so upset about it... it's not like it's my money, and, it's not like the contribution comes with a gift card attached that has everyone listed, and, I suppose, even if it did, it's not like it would spoil some imaginary reputation, so, when I got all logical about, I try not to think of it as that big a deal... still, when you talk about it's the thought that counts... it's hard for me being okay with someone giving a gift to me of doing something I'm against. That's not a gift, and, I have to work really hard to not take it as an insult. I mean, sure, they're going to keep doing it anyway, and I can't stop them, but, to wrap this aspect of it up in Christmas and giving... sort of tarnished things a bit for me. Then, too, it's not like I want to cause a big scene... my folks have only been back in my life for about 4 years now... before that I was still excommunicated as disowned for not being christian enough. I went 15 years without them acknowledging that I exist on this holiday, so, I try to tell myself this is at least somewhat better.

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can donate to something in their name that they would find equally vile to help them get the hint? Like "The Wiccan Interracial Gay Marriage Fund" or something?

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

That is f'ing brilliant... though my cat doesn't really do well on recon jobs... he's more or less about as destructive as napalm... I throw him into that tree and something is going to explode.