Unplug the Christmas Machine

Will people please stop asking my little people what they are going to get from Santa!
I have had quite a few conversations with people in the last week who are kind of anxious about Christmas. Money is the biggest issue and that is compounded by others expectations. It strikes me that there needs to be some honest conversations going on but that I know is not always easy. I am blessed to be in families where that can happen and there is good listening. It sometimes doesn't tho as we are so busy and hurtle in to things.
I am enjoying "Unplug" and have a queue to read it after me. I need to get a move on. It is not that it has all the answers. I guess the strength in it is encouraging reflection of what is important to each one of us as individuals and that needs to be done before it all starts. For some of you it might already have. For us it'll be Thanksgiving first.