My dad said that I could use his blog to make a comment on something that has been bothering me for a long time now. It’s the Christmas carol Do You Hear What I Hear?.
Specifically, what hurts my feelings is the verse that goes A child, a child, shivering in the cold, let us bring him silver and gold.
People, why did they want to bring me silver and gold? I was cold! I didn’t ask for money. Didn’t they know that metals conduct heat?
My feelings were hurt long ago. Why are people singing to bring this trauma back to the surface?
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